This July, Camp NaNoWriMo reopens its doors... and we're doing our happy dance to be able to write with you again.

What is Camp NaNoWriMo?

• Camp NaNoWriMo is another writing challenge that happens in April and July. It's different from NaNoWriMo in November because you can work on ANY type of creative project, not just a novel. First drafts or revision, scripts or stories or poems or essays... all are welcome!
  
  

How can you participate? 

• Create your Camp project on the YWP site and write in our one-of-a-kind writing space, complete with stats, charts, dares, and word sprints. Just accept the dragon's dare from your Dashboard or View All Novels page. 

• 13 or older? Sign up for a Camp NaNoWriMo account to track goals based on word count, hours, or pages and join an online cabin with up to 20 other writers.

• Want to participate offline? Download our Summer Writing Program resources to keep track of your project and progress IRL. 

Events

To see what time an event starts in your time zone, click into the event, then click "copy to my calendar".

July 2017 Camp Counselors

Each Camp session, we’re joined by published authors who act as “counselors." This July, they'll be dispensing words of wisdom, advice, and encouragement to all our NaNo Campers. 

In partnership with We Need Diverse Books:

Alexandra Duncan is an author and librarian. Her YA sci-fi novels, Salvage and Sound, are available from Greenwillow Books, as is her forthcoming eco-thriller, Blight. She loves learning new things, especially anything that lets her get her hands dirty–pie-baking, leatherworking, gardening, drawing, and rolling sushi. She lives with her husband and two monstrous, furry cats in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Follow @DuncanAlexandra

 

Amanda Lovelace is the winner of the 2016 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Poetry with her debut collection, the princess saves herself in this one. She has been a poet for fifteen years. Currently she resides alongside her poet fiancé in a very small town in New Jersey known for its open mic scene. As you can see, poetry is her life, and she wants nothing more than to inspire others to begin their own journey into this enchanted world. Follow @ladybookmad

 

Maurene Goo grew up in a Los Angeles suburb surrounded by floral wallpaper and piles of books. She is the author of Since You Asked… and I Believe in a Thing Called Love and has very strong feelings about tacos and houseplants. You can find her in Los Angeles with her husband and two cats–one weird, one even more weird. Follow @mauxbot

 

Patrice Caldwell is a twentysomething introvert gone wild. By day, she’s a book editor, and by night, weekend, and early morning (if she’s had enough green tea) she’s a writer. You can learn more about Patrice, her writing, editorial wishlist, favorite books, and general musings at her website. You can also find her on Twitter, her secondary home. Follow @whimsicallyours

 

Sona Charaipotra is not a doctor—much to her parents’ chagrin. They were really hoping she’d grow up to take over their pediatrics practice one day. Instead, she became a writer, working first as a celebrity reporter at People and (the dearly departed) TeenPeople magazines, and contributing to publications from the New York Times to TeenVogue. She’s the co-founder of CAKE Literary, a boutique book packaging company with a decidedly diverse bent, and the co-author of the YA dance dramas Tiny Pretty Things and Shiny Broken Pieces. She’s also proud to serve as the head of content for the non-profit We Need Diverse Books. Follow @sona_c