E3 - The Collapse of NaNoWriMo: What Went Wrong?

The WritersWeekly Podcast · Apr 9, 2025 · 53m

In this episode, Angela and Brian do a deep dive into the non-profit organization known as "NaNoWriMo" (National Novel Writing Month), and their recent announcement that they would be shutting down.

Did financial mismanagement bring about their demise? Or was it a failure to address alleged accusations that a child groomer was on their forum? Could it have been their stance on AI being used in writing that caused a rebellion among its faithful disciples? Or, did the organization simply "WOKE" itself into irrelevancy?

We look at where the organization's money went, NaNoWriMo's core culture…