NaNoWriMo interns

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NaNoWriMo interns work with the NaNoWriMo staff to create pep talks and blog posts, as well as generally administrate the challenge. The internship was unpaid until around 2018(?), but still a very valuable experience. Most interns are college students or recent graduates, though high school students have occasionally interned during the summer cycle.

The NaNo internship happens at NaNoWriMo HQ in Berkeley, California, and interns are expected to be on site for approximately ten hours a week for the duration of the internship. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the internships to transition to remote roles, which allowed interns from outside the Bay Area to take part. It's unknown whether remote internships will be supported post-pandemic.

NaNo interns typically introduce themselves on the NaNoWriMo blog and write some of the posts. They also host the virtual write-ins during NaNoWriMo events.

Past NaNo interns have become staff members, including Sarah Mackey, Tim Kim, Shelby Gibbs, Paige Knorr, Wesley Sueker, and Lauren Harsma.

Present NaNoWriMo interns

  • Fatima Mahmoud (NaNo 2020, Camp 2021, NaNo 2021) [1]
  • Meghana Sankar (NaNo 2021)
  • Naudika Williams (NaNo 2021)

List of past NaNoWriMo interns

  • Eujin Park (NaNo 2007)
  • Tanya Sirkin (NaNo 2007)
  • Sonali Maulik (NaNo 2007, NaNo 2008)
  • Candace Cunard (2007-2011) [2]
  • Sarah Panian (NaNo 2008)
  • Jessi Redfield (NaNo 2008)
  • Elaine Tai (NaNo 2008, NaNo 2009)
  • Julia Burdette (NaNo 2009)
  • Amy Hakanson (NaNo 2009)
  • Grace Kao (NaNo 2009)
  • Natalie Tsang (NaNo 2009)
  • Carolyn Beaty (NaNo 2009)
  • Sarah Mackey (May-June 2010)
  • Tavi Haberman (NaNo 2010)
  • Nora Coon (NaNo 2010)
  • Tim Kim (NaNo 2009, Script Frenzy 2010)
  • Elise Running (Script Frenzy 2010)
  • Natalie Tsang (Script Frenzy 2010)
  • David MacFadden (Script Frenzy 2010)
  • Paige Knorr (NaNo 2011)
  • Max Berwald (NaNo 2011)
  • Jenelle Hayward (Camp NaNo 2011)
  • Ari Asercion (NaNo 2011, NaNo 2012, Camp NaNo 2013)
  • Shelby Gibbs (Script Frenzy 2012, Camp NaNo 2012)
  • Jessie Joyce (Script Frenzy 2012)
  • Aliza Sajjad (Script Frenzy 2012)
  • Ben Schwartz (Camp NaNo 2012)
  • Lydia Tanenhaus (Camp NaNo 2012)
  • Andrea Ellickson (NaNo 2012, Camp NaNo 2013)
  • Hilary Flood (NaNo 2012, Camp NaNo 2013)
  • Michael Adamson (Camp NaNo 2013)
  • Emily Gordis (Camp NaNo 2013)
  • Wesley Sueker (Camp NaNo 2013, Summer 2012 for a week)
  • Lauren Harsma (NaNo 2013)
  • Steven Genise (NaNo 2013)
  • Hannah Rubin (NaNo 2013)
  • Katharine Gripp (Camp 2014)
  • Wendy Ung (Camp 2014)
  • Gwen Hicks (NaNo 2014)
  • Courtney Montgomery (NaNo 2014)
  • Sachiko Silva (NaNo 2014)
  • Claire Botsford-Allain (Camp 2015)
  • Lauren Greer (Camp 2015)
  • Iman Rai (Camp 2015)
  • Hannah Tinsley (Camp 2015, NaNo 2015)
  • Kayla Etheridge (NaNo 2015)
  • Christina Svenson (NaNo 2015)
  • Madeleine Flamiano (Camp 2016)
  • Maia Anderson (Camp 2016)
  • Madeline (Maddi) Porter (Camp 2016, NaNo 2016, NaNo 2017)
  • Lena Heller (NaNo 2016)
  • Emily Ehret (Camp 2017)
  • Nicholas Fierro (NaNo 2017, Camp 2018, NaNo 2018)
  • Kristen Sibbald (NaNo 2017)
  • Helena Li (Camp 2018)
  • Malissa Bilbrey (Camp 2018)
  • Nina Sacco (Camp 2019) [3]
  • Nina Henry (NaNo 2019) [4]
  • Freddy Cleveland (NaNo 2019) [5]
  • Jubilee Nelson (Camp 2020) [6]
  • Chyina Powell (NaNo 2020) [7]
  • Sandra (NaNo 2020) [8]
  • Jordan Leigh (Camp 2021) [9]