The Young Writers Program, part of NaNoWriMo, encourages K-12 students to write a novel in 30 days, providing resources and community support. Its curriculum aligns with Common Core standards and includes tools for planning and tracking progress. The program has positively impacted over 100,000 students globally, fostering excitement for writing and improving their skills.

1. • find value in their stories.
• become proficient writers and communicators of
their stories.
• realize their creative potential.
• Classroom resources, including a project
tracking poster, stickers, and buttons
• Common Core–aligned curriculum and
educator developed student workbooks
• Web-enabled classroom management tools
• Guidance from author mentors like Gene Luen
Yang, Kwame Alexander, and Veronica Roth
• A community-focused website where
students can set goals, track their progress,
and much more
National Novel Writing Month, a
501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Berkeley,
California, believes that everyone’s story
matters. Our Young Writers Program is
designed to help young people:
Want more information? Visit our website at ywp.nanowrimo.org!
The Young Writers Program empowers K–12 students to
write a novel in 30 days. It helps them set challenging
word-count goals, provides them with tools to plan their
novels and track their progress, and fosters an international
community that supports each writer’s creative efforts
year-round.
Every year, more than 100,000 students and educators
from over 2,000 classrooms around the world participate
in the Young Writers Program. We provide, free of cost:

2. Testimonials
The Young Writers Program has been an educationally rich
opportunity for our pupils, who are from all around the
world. Some of them struggle in English, as we're located
in Kazakhstan, but I watched all of them grow and develop
as writers, thinkers, and creators over the month of the
Young Writers Program. They're excited to do it again this
year and engage further in developing their own stories
about their world!
Celia Emmelhainz, K–8 educator, Astana, Kazakhstan
This year, a senior who has been participating in
NaNoWriMo since his sophomore year has organized a
writing class for other students. ‘To the students who
participate, it is life changing... Two of our authors have
gone on to self-publish their novels, and we have added
their titles to our [school library] collection.’
“Rev Up for National Novel Writing Month,” School
Library Journal, October 2014
The Young Writers Program has given me the
freedom to write on any subject of my personal
choosing and has improved my writing and
grammar skills. It has made a huge impact on my
English classes and given me an advantage
compared to others in those classes.
Isaiah, 7th grade, Virginia, USA
The impact on students is clear. In response to our 2015 survey of Young Writers Program participants,
87%said the program
made them more
excited about writing.
86% 84% 81%said it made writing
more fun for them.
said it helped improve
their writing skills.
said it taught them
what they can
accomplish when
they are determined.
Impact
Please join us as
we empower a
generation of
young storytellers!
Want more information? Visit our website at ywp.nanowrimo.org!