Thanks so much to those who have already completed NaNoWriMo's annual young writer survey. I've taken a peek—okay, many peeks—at the responses so far, and have begun jotting down your ideas to improve our program.

Remember: You can still fill out the brief survey any time through January 31, 2012. Your voice will definitely be heard and appreciated. And, you'll get a chance to win NaNoWriMo stickers, pencils, t-shirts, or staff feedback on an excerpt from your novel!

Ready to get your novel out there? If you are 13 or older, check out the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.

The contest offers prizes for General Fiction and Young Adult Fiction, with grand-prize winners receiving publishing contracts and $15,000 each. And hey, a Wrimo won last year!

Each November, we try to make the NaNoWriMo experience a little bit better than the year before. In 2011, for instance, we improved our homepage and resources sections; added NaNo Stats, Word Wars, and several new forums; and made our workbooks available in hard copy.

Many of these upgrades were based on suggestions from writers like you. Make NaNo 2012 even more awesome by participating in this short survey.

We're having a sale! From now until November 18th at midnight PST, all NaNoWriMo items in our store are 20% off. That includes our First-Class Novelist shirt, 2011 winner's shirt, and plenty of other writerly goodies.

The sale is now over. Thanks for your support!

We just uploaded CreateSpace redemption passwords to all winner's pages!

This is your opportunity to get five free paperback copies of your novel. You'll have until June 30, 2012 to take advantage of the offer. See full details on the "I Wrote a Novel! Now What?" page.