Achieve your dream of a finished draft with Novel November, the global writing challenge that helps you go from blank page to 50,000 words in just 30 days—with advice from bestselling authors.

Even better? It’s totally free.

Sign up to get free expert advice at 150+ live events led by top authors like Madeline Miller, Onyi Nwabinelli, and Tomi Adeyemi—plus daily writing sprints, progress tracking, rewards and badges, and more.

You’ll find everything you need to smash your 50,000-word goal inside. Visit the Dashboard to track your progress, view your badges and milestones, join expert events, and more.

Write your novel in Word, Scrivener, your browser—or wherever your like to write. You’ll be able to track your progress in the NovNov Dashboard (and start earning badges) from November 1st.

You don’t have to do it alone (if you don’t want to). Get advice from bestselling authors at live workshops, write alongside others at daily sprints, and celebrate your success in our global community.

Discover how to outline your book series, create compelling characters, write scenes that work, and much more at 150+ live sessions.

Join fellow writers and NovNov ambassadors at focused writing sprints. Get ready to crush your daily word count goals.

Find your tribe of fellow writers to connect, cowrite, and stay accountable. Check out the full list of genres here ⬇️

For every writer who reaches their 50,000-word goal in November, we’ll give $2 to Room to Read, the groundbreaking children’s literacy charity. So when you finish your story, you’ll help children worldwide to write their own.