Why is ProWritingAid launching Novel November?
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) closed in April 2025. There is now a lack of large-scale, international creative writing challenges for budding story writers to pursue. After the success of our 10k Word Sprint, we received many requests from our users and Community members to develop a creative writing event on an even bigger scale. That’s why we are launching Novel November.
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What is Novel November?
Novel November (NovNov) is a ProWritingAid creative writing event that helps you write a 50,000-word manuscript in a single month with the support of bestselling authors. It starts on November 1st, 2025, and ends on November 30th, 2025. There are also warm-up activities throughout the month of October.
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Why launch Novel November now?
There is a huge interest and need for a new time-focused writing challenge with clear goals and deadlines. The aim for Novel November couldn’t be clearer: 50k words. 30 days. 1 novel. November has long been the traditional and most popular month for a timed writing challenge, so we wanted to step up to support the writing community.
Why ProWritingAid?
We already have the platforms, features, and integrations in place to support such a large-scale writing initiative. ProWritingAid started in 2013, and over the past decade we have grown to over 4 million members. We will be ready to welcome many more writers who register for Novel November for free.
How do I sign up for Novel November?
Visit the Novel November page to find out more about the writing event and to join. If you are already logged into your ProWritingAid account with a Free, Premium, or Premium Pro plan, click the “Sign up” button, and you’ll see a page that confirms your registration for Novel November. If you don’t have a ProWritingAid account, you will need to click the “Sign up now” button and enter new account details.
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