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[[National Novel Writing Month|NaNoWriMo]] has inspired many timed challenges within and outside of writing. Except as noted, all challenges are unofficial and not sanctioned by [[The Office of Letters and Light|the Office of Letters and Light]].
[[National Novel Writing Month|NaNoWriMo]] has inspired many timed challenges within and outside of writing. Except as noted, all challenges are unofficial and not sanctioned by National Novel Writing Month.


== Active challenges ==
== Active challenges ==
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* [http://stevethewrimoforum.proboards.com/ Steve The WriMo Forum]: Do a NaNo-style challenge every month for writing, planning, plotting, editing, etc., and hangout/have fun with fellow writers. The *new home* of [http://febnowrimo.proboards.com/ FebNoWriMo], [http://marchnowrimo.proboards.com/index.cgi/ MarchNoWriMo], [http://namaywrimo.proboards.com/ National May Writing Month (NaMayWriMo)], [http://september-wrimo.proboards.com/ SeptNoWriMo], and [http://nanoplotmo.proboards.com/ NaNoPlotMo].  
* [http://stevethewrimoforum.proboards.com/ Steve The WriMo Forum]: Do a NaNo-style challenge every month for writing, planning, plotting, editing, etc., and hangout/have fun with fellow writers. The *new home* of [http://febnowrimo.proboards.com/ FebNoWriMo], [http://marchnowrimo.proboards.com/index.cgi/ MarchNoWriMo], [http://namaywrimo.proboards.com/ National May Writing Month (NaMayWriMo)], [http://september-wrimo.proboards.com/ SeptNoWriMo], and [http://nanoplotmo.proboards.com/ NaNoPlotMo].  
* [https://www.writeabookinaday.com/ Write-a-book-in-a-day]: Write, edit, illustrate and bind a children's book in 12 hours. There is a fee to enter officially.
* [https://www.writeabookinaday.com/ Write-a-book-in-a-day]: Write, edit, illustrate and bind a children's book in 12 hours. There is a fee to enter officially.
* [http://najowrimo.org/ National Journal Writing Month]: Write a journal entry every day for a month with optional extra challenges. Takes place in January, April, July, and October.


=== Year-long ===
=== Year-long ===
These challenges start at various times throughout the year and last for a full year.
These challenges start at various times throughout the year and last for a full year.
* [http://wriye.webs.com/ WriYe]: Write several novels in a year, often involving setting your own goals.
* [http://wriye.webs.com/ WriYe]: Write several novels in a year, often involving setting your own goals.
* [http://nanopubye.freeforums.org/portal.php National Novel Publishing Year (NaNoPubYe)]: Prepare and submit a novel for publication in a year.
* [http://6wrimos.proboards.com/index.cgi 6 Months, 6 Novels]: Write a novel every other month, starting in January.
* [http://6wrimos.proboards.com/index.cgi 6 Months, 6 Novels]: Write a novel every other month, starting in January.
* [http://milwordy.freeforums.org/ Milwordy]: The quest to write a million words in a year.
* [http://365project.org/ The 365 Project]: Take a photo every day for a year.
* [http://365project.org/ The 365 Project]: Take a photo every day for a year.


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* [http://www.fantnowrimo.proboards.com/ Fantasy Novel Writing Month]: Choose your own word count goal and write a fantasy novel in January.
* [http://www.fantnowrimo.proboards.com/ Fantasy Novel Writing Month]: Choose your own word count goal and write a fantasy novel in January.
* [http://www.chooseyourownnovel.webs.com/ Choose-Your-Own Novel Month]: Create and finish a choose-your-own-adventure or interactive fiction game in January.
* [http://www.chooseyourownnovel.webs.com/ Choose-Your-Own Novel Month]: Create and finish a choose-your-own-adventure or interactive fiction game in January.
* [http://jannowrimo.boards.net/ January Novel Writing Month (JanNoWriMo)]: Write 50,000 words (or another goal) in January. Note: This is the resurrected JanNoWriMo forums, open as of November 30th, 2016. The old, no longer accessible forums, was [http://janno.ymakadomain.com/ here].


=== February ===
=== February ===
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* [http://lettermo.com/ Lettermo]: Write and mail 24 physical letters in the month of February. (Why 24? There are four Sundays and one US holiday in February.)
* [http://lettermo.com/ Lettermo]: Write and mail 24 physical letters in the month of February. (Why 24? There are four Sundays and one US holiday in February.)
* [[Wikiwrimo:Wikiwrimo_Writing_Month|Wikiwrimo Writing Month]]: Edit thirty pages on this wiki during the month of February.
* [[Wikiwrimo:Wikiwrimo_Writing_Month|Wikiwrimo Writing Month]]: Edit thirty pages on this wiki during the month of February.
* [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/faeriefeb/ Faeriefeb]: Create one drawing/sketch/illustration of a Fairy every day in February.


=== March ===
=== March ===
* [[National Novel Editing Month]] (NaNoEdMo): Edit for at least fifty hours in March.
* [[National Novel Editing Month]] (NaNoEdMo): Edit for at least fifty hours in March.
* [http://stevethewrimoforum.proboards.com/index.cgi March Novel Writing Month (MarNoWriMo)] : Set your own goal to write or rewrite in March. Challenge has moved to Steve The WriMo Forum, but old data is still accessible at [http://marchnowrimo.proboards.com/ MarchNoWriMo].
* [http://stevethewrimoforum.proboards.com/index.cgi March Novel Writing Month (MarNoWriMo)] : Set your own goal to write or rewrite in March. Challenge has moved to Steve The WriMo Forum, but old data is still accessible at [http://marchnowrimo.proboards.com/ MarchNoWriMo].
* [https://marchofrobots.com/ March of Robots] : Create one robot drawing/illustration every day in March.


=== April ===
=== April ===
* [[Camp NaNoWriMo]]: Write a 50,000 word (or other goal) novel or script in a month. Run by the Office of Letters and Light. Camp NaNoWriMo 2013's first session will happen in April.
* [[Camp NaNoWriMo]]: Write a 50,000 word (or other goal) project in a month. Run by National Novel Writing Month.
* [http://aprilfoolsnovels.com/forum/index.php April Fools]: Set your own goal to write in April. Any form of writing is accepted.
* [http://aprilfoolsnovels.com/forum/index.php April Fools]: Set your own goal to write in April. Any form of writing is accepted.
* [http://www.napowrimo.net/ National Poem Writing Month (NaPoWriMo)]: Write a poem a day for the month of April.
* [http://www.napowrimo.net/ National Poem Writing Month (NaPoWriMo)]: Write a poem a day for the month of April.
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* [http://noveldomandbeyond.proboards.com/ Noveldom and Beyond (No&Be)]: Read over 10,000 pages in 93 days; No&Be starts on May 1st and continues until July 31st.
* [http://noveldomandbeyond.proboards.com/ Noveldom and Beyond (No&Be)]: Read over 10,000 pages in 93 days; No&Be starts on May 1st and continues until July 31st.
* [http://stevethewrimoforum.proboards.com/ National May Writing Month (NaMayWriMo)]: Write a novel in May. Set your word count goal. Write a new novel or work on a WiP. Challenge has moved to Steve The WriMo Forum, but old data is still accessible at [http://namaywrimo.proboards.com/ NaMayWriMo].
* [http://stevethewrimoforum.proboards.com/ National May Writing Month (NaMayWriMo)]: Write a novel in May. Set your word count goal. Write a new novel or work on a WiP. Challenge has moved to Steve The WriMo Forum, but old data is still accessible at [http://namaywrimo.proboards.com/ NaMayWriMo].
* [http://www.animatorisland.com/what-is-mermay/ Mer-May]: Create one drawing/illustration of a mermaid every day in May.


=== June ===
=== June ===
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* [http://www.sofobomo.org/tiki-index.php Solo Photo Book Month (SoFoBoMo)]: Take at least 35 photos and create a photo book in a "fuzzy month". SoFoBoMo 2010 goes into July, depending on when you begin.
* [http://www.sofobomo.org/tiki-index.php Solo Photo Book Month (SoFoBoMo)]: Take at least 35 photos and create a photo book in a "fuzzy month". SoFoBoMo 2010 goes into July, depending on when you begin.
* [http://junowrimo.com/ JuNoWriMo]: Write a novel of at least 50,000 words in June.
* [http://junowrimo.com/ JuNoWriMo]: Write a novel of at least 50,000 words in June.
* [https://www.instagram.com/p/BUxPPFJhuXS/?taken-by=phileyrillips Kaijune]: Create one drawing/illustration of a monster every day in June. ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiju Kaijū 怪獣])


=== July ===
=== July ===
* [[Camp NaNoWriMo]]: Write a 50,000-word (or other goal) novel or script in a month. Run by the Office of Letters and Light, Camp NaNoWriMo 2013's second session will occur in July.
* [[Camp NaNoWriMo]]: Write a 50,000-word (or other goal) project in a month. Run by National Novel Writing Month.
* [http://wiki.frath.net/LoCoWriMo LoCoWriMo]: Write a sizable piece of original fiction in a conlang. LoCoWriMo started in October 2009, with the second and third LoCoWriMos taking place in July.
* [http://wiki.frath.net/LoCoWriMo LoCoWriMo]: Write a sizable piece of original fiction in a conlang. LoCoWriMo started in October 2009, with the second and third LoCoWriMos taking place in July.
* [http://julnowrimo.com/ July Novel Writing Month (JulNoWriMo)]: Write a novel of at least 50,000 words in July.
* [http://julnowrimo.com/ July Novel Writing Month (JulNoWriMo)]: Write a novel of at least 50,000 words in July.
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* [http://augnowrimo.proboards.com/ August Novel Writing Month (AugNoWriMo)]: Set your own prose writing goal for August.
* [http://augnowrimo.proboards.com/ August Novel Writing Month (AugNoWriMo)]: Set your own prose writing goal for August.
* [http://z7.invisionfree.com/NaNoirWriMo/ National Noir Writing Month (NaNoirWriMo)]: Write a 50,000 word novel of dark fiction or in the mystery genre during August.
* [http://z7.invisionfree.com/NaNoirWriMo/ National Noir Writing Month (NaNoirWriMo)]: Write a 50,000 word novel of dark fiction or in the mystery genre during August.
* [http://31plays31days.com/ 31 Plays 31 Days]: Write 31 plays in August.
* [https://twitter.com/hashtag/smaugust?lang=en Smaugust]: Create one drawing/illustration of a dragon every day in August.


=== September ===
=== September ===
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* [http://stevethewrimoforum.proboards.com September Novel Writing Month (SeptNoWriMo)]: An offshoot of the original SeptNoWriMo. Participants set their own planning, writing or editing goals for September. Challenge has moved to Steve The WriMo Forum, but old data is still accessible at [http://september-wrimo.proboards.com/ September Novel Writing Month].
* [http://stevethewrimoforum.proboards.com September Novel Writing Month (SeptNoWriMo)]: An offshoot of the original SeptNoWriMo. Participants set their own planning, writing or editing goals for September. Challenge has moved to Steve The WriMo Forum, but old data is still accessible at [http://september-wrimo.proboards.com/ September Novel Writing Month].
* [[NaNoPlanMo]] [http://www.nanoplanmo.proboards.com] : Plan your NaNo Novel for 25 hours. September 1-October 20.
* [[NaNoPlanMo]] [http://www.nanoplanmo.proboards.com] : Plan your NaNo Novel for 25 hours. September 1-October 20.
* [https://www.instagram.com/p/BYgS8tVjUgR/?taken-by=impactbooks Sketchtember] : Create one digital or traditional sketch every day in September.


=== October ===
=== October ===
* [http://stevethewrimoforum.proboards.com/ Spectober!]: A mixed bag writing and NaNo prep challenge .'''SpecNoWriMo''' - Write any type of speculative fiction during October. Any goal. '''NaNoPrepMo''' - A whole bunch of fun activities and challenges to help you prepare for NaNoWriMo during October! Spectober 2014 is now up!
* [http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/ 24 Hour Comics Day]: Create 24 consecutive comic book pages in 24 hours. 24 Hour Comics Day will take place on October 5, 2013.
* [http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/ 24 Hour Comics Day]: Create 24 consecutive comic book pages in 24 hours. 24 Hour Comics Day will take place on October 5, 2013.
* [http://gothnowrimo.proboards.com/index.cgi? Gothic Novel Writing Month (GothNoWriMo)]: Write a novel of the gothic literature genre in October. Participants set their own word count goal.
* [http://gothnowrimo.proboards.com/index.cgi? Gothic Novel Writing Month (GothNoWriMo)]: Write a novel of the gothic literature genre in October. Participants set their own word count goal.
* [http://www.octpowrimo.com/ October Poetry Writing Month (OctPoWriMo)]: Write 31 poems in October.
* [http://www.octpowrimo.com/ October Poetry Writing Month (OctPoWriMo)]: Write 31 poems in October.
* [http://inktober.com/ Inktober]: Create one ink drawing every day in October.
* [http://drawtober.deviantart.com/ Drawtober]: Create one digital or traditional drawing every day in October.
* [http://drawlloween.blogspot.com/ Drawlloween]: Create one digital or traditional Halloween drawing every day in October.


=== November ===
=== November ===
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* [http://plotwhisperer.blogspot.com/2008/11/december-national-plot-writing-month_30.html International Plot Writing Month]: Participants write a plot in December.
* [http://plotwhisperer.blogspot.com/2008/11/december-national-plot-writing-month_30.html International Plot Writing Month]: Participants write a plot in December.
* [http://isadg.com/ International Story a Day Group]: Participants write a story a day for the month of December.
* [http://isadg.com/ International Story a Day Group]: Participants write a story a day for the month of December.
* [https://eyeopeningdesign.com/2013/12/01/welcome-to-drawcember/ Drawcember]: Create one drawing/sketch/illustration every day in December.


== Defunct and retired challenges ==
== Defunct and retired challenges ==
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* [http://wridanoju.forumotion.com/ Write a Damn Novel in June]: Write a 50,000-word novel in June. Appears to be defunct.
* [http://wridanoju.forumotion.com/ Write a Damn Novel in June]: Write a 50,000-word novel in June. Appears to be defunct.
* [http://scifiwrimo.lefora.com/ Science Fiction Writing Month (SciFiWriMo)]: A set-your-own-goal challenge for science fiction and fantasy writers. Appears to be defunct. Site no longer exists.
* [http://scifiwrimo.lefora.com/ Science Fiction Writing Month (SciFiWriMo)]: A set-your-own-goal challenge for science fiction and fantasy writers. Appears to be defunct. Site no longer exists.
* Write Here Right Now: Write a novel in a month. This challenged happened with BBC Radio Scotland from 2006 to 2008.
* [http://nanopubye.freeforums.org/portal.php National Novel Publishing Year (NaNoPubYe)]: Prepare and submit a novel for publication in a year. Appears to be defunct as of October 2015.
* [http://milwordy.freeforums.org/ Milwordy]: The quest to write a million words in a year. Appears to be defunct. Site not found.
[[Category:Timed artistic challenges]]
[[Category:Timed artistic challenges]]
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[[Category:Lists]]

Revision as of 15:12, 12 February 2018

NaNoWriMo has inspired many timed challenges within and outside of writing. Except as noted, all challenges are unofficial and not sanctioned by National Novel Writing Month.

Active challenges

Year-round

These challenges happen throughout the year and are not a year in length.

Year-long

These challenges start at various times throughout the year and last for a full year.

  • WriYe: Write several novels in a year, often involving setting your own goals.
  • 6 Months, 6 Novels: Write a novel every other month, starting in January.
  • The 365 Project: Take a photo every day for a year.

January

February

March

April

May

June

  • NaNoMangO: Participants draw thirty pages of sequential art. The June challenge is for those who want the extra challenge or can't participate in November.
  • Solo Photo Book Month (SoFoBoMo): Take at least 35 photos and create a photo book in a "fuzzy month". SoFoBoMo 2010 goes into July, depending on when you begin.
  • JuNoWriMo: Write a novel of at least 50,000 words in June.
  • Kaijune: Create one drawing/illustration of a monster every day in June. (Kaijū 怪獣)

July

  • Camp NaNoWriMo: Write a 50,000-word (or other goal) project in a month. Run by National Novel Writing Month.
  • LoCoWriMo: Write a sizable piece of original fiction in a conlang. LoCoWriMo started in October 2009, with the second and third LoCoWriMos taking place in July.
  • July Novel Writing Month (JulNoWriMo): Write a novel of at least 50,000 words in July.
  • The 50/90 Challenge: Write fifty songs in 90 days, usually between 4 July and 1 October.

August

September

  • 24 Hour Writing Contest: Compose a short story associated with the given prompt and within the word count. $5 entry, token cash prizes available and publication on the site. Saturday, September 27th, noon, CST.
  • Three-Day Novel Contest: Write a novel in three days. Conducted on Labor Day weekend. There is an fee to enter officially and have a chance for publication because of the contest.
  • September Novel Writing Month (SeptNoWriMo): An offshoot of the original SeptNoWriMo. Participants set their own planning, writing or editing goals for September. Challenge has moved to Steve The WriMo Forum, but old data is still accessible at September Novel Writing Month.
  • NaNoPlanMo [1] : Plan your NaNo Novel for 25 hours. September 1-October 20.
  • Sketchtember : Create one digital or traditional sketch every day in September.

October

  • Spectober!: A mixed bag writing and NaNo prep challenge .SpecNoWriMo - Write any type of speculative fiction during October. Any goal. NaNoPrepMo - A whole bunch of fun activities and challenges to help you prepare for NaNoWriMo during October! Spectober 2014 is now up!
  • 24 Hour Comics Day: Create 24 consecutive comic book pages in 24 hours. 24 Hour Comics Day will take place on October 5, 2013.
  • Gothic Novel Writing Month (GothNoWriMo): Write a novel of the gothic literature genre in October. Participants set their own word count goal.
  • October Poetry Writing Month (OctPoWriMo): Write 31 poems in October.
  • Inktober: Create one ink drawing every day in October.
  • Drawtober: Create one digital or traditional drawing every day in October.
  • Drawlloween: Create one digital or traditional Halloween drawing every day in October.

November

December

Defunct and retired challenges