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NaNoWriMo early expansion

Activity · 1999 · Niche

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A 21-person writing experiment grew to roughly 5,000 participants in its third year.

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Third-year signups
~5K
November 2001 · Founder retrospective · Open web · Self-reported · Small Print Magazine
Milestone date
Nov 2001
Jul 1999 to Nov 2001
Platforms
2
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Culture (no sector)

Mechanics

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  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

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Chris Baty’s small writing experiment became a shared November deadline. A website and invitations widened participation; the third year brought about 5,000 writers and overwhelmed manual signups. The format later reached classrooms.

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Jan ’99JunMar ’00NovAug ’01Apr ’02NovFeb ’05May ’07Aug ’09Nov ’11Mar ’13Open webPress
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Timeline (6)

  1. July 1999

    Chris Baty and friends seed · Jul 1999

    The first month-long novel-writing experiment gathered 21 participants.[1]

  2. November 2000

    NaNoWriMo participants platform jump · Nov 2000

    A website and new invitations expanded the November challenge to 140 writers.[3]

  3. November 2001

    NaNoWriMo participants milestone · Nov 2001

    About 5,000 participants overwhelmed the manually administered signup process.[2][3]

Origin
Seeded
Sector
Culture (no sector)
Region
US
Third-year signups
~5K
November 2001 · Founder retrospective · Open web · Self-reported · Small Print Magazine
Evidence
Grade C

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  1. July 1999

    Chris Baty and friends seed · Jul 1999

    The first month-long novel-writing experiment gathered 21 participants.[1]

  2. November 2000

    NaNoWriMo participants platform jump · Nov 2000

    A website and new invitations expanded the November challenge to 140 writers.[3]

  3. November 2001

    NaNoWriMo participants milestone · Nov 2001

    About 5,000 participants overwhelmed the manually administered signup process.[2][3]

  1. platform jump · Nov 2 ’01

  2. press · Nov 3 ’02

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