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NaNoGenMo (National Novel Generation Month) is an annual programming challenge where participants spend the month of November writing computer code to procedurally generate a novel of 50,000 or more words. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESVAHrOzAVwbZTJoE1oI4ewhgNQUXTROQKKirozF81UoHmRcjNlHhmsdUy1Mr6f7GGGxVIPBsAD2yfOlMF3_7uEV1I2cClpL9ohNloo9nbkVHcOa10dA), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESdQHrOzAVv7GrzTcXQO2w0zQfJS7HEuMW7UdhbZeJxvIcqhZFgCZH3MLiMConJHgJnNJ_5TpdRfYXsXisPrNjkATpexW7GxAZlAybFYh1RJa4DUv4r7SROmZuMPNvQJI2XFc9PTs0riSno8710xb7iyRyDpwmTQ)]
The Core Goal and Rules

* The Goal: Write and run code between November 1 (12:01 am GMT) and December 1 (12:01 am GMT) to output a text work of 50,000+ words. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESVAHrOzAVgZXxkjJBVzNfv2uQl3kz5_EOGJl7gQ7HgsqudGizQoSslR7Yc71Qxx-ZfmaEG1JL3pNcQIpIc37omSVn-_cchpUmkPBGr7yAJDA7TCa80w)]
* Definition of a Novel: The definition is flexible. Participants can use traditional procedural text, Markov chains, simulations, data mashups, or creative formatting (such as guides, collections, or repeated structures). Respect for copyright applies. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESowEB6zswFQ6gC1tH4Su-q7fyUcCPBOdjE88vff8obkwHK45UNfQzOeXkHq700eJ6O2TWSBs2dUibCTPMVZLFY2qUDlh47V5F5GkspbmeH2Nhno9QxxPPfeguqngTMu9DJvFs1TE-i1qDwCo3wO_5feHkkeC3bnwLJAytME-ErGsahn6YyTbMuX-0_4HPVTn00CiOMfYLHGHid-v3kd2NtbayIe_H), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESfwHrOzAVlXn06rC8-qLjo92IiBL2-vsQYALVkcsktW7wHDNv0jZK_Z4Q49qomfN4nZV8yTd3SCbAnYiJyvkkXYG9QAzmGOnli5mI49g3JXHqQgnKl2hl1rCa2G22QwAPh5R7YAdLzH5V1rGhzbJLRbo5UiY3fPrT2_j1z5V9yCs), [3](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESVAHrOzAVgZXxkjJBVzNfv2uQl3kz5_EOGJl7gQ7HgsqudGizQoSslR7Yc71Qxx-ZfmaEG1JL3pNcQIpIc37omSVn-_cchpUmkPBGr7yAJDA7TCa80w)]
* Sharing: Participants share both the generated text and the source code at the end of the event. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESVAHrOzAVgZXxkjJBVzNfv2uQl3kz5_EOGJl7gQ7HgsqudGizQoSslR7Yc71Qxx-ZfmaEG1JL3pNcQIpIc37omSVn-_cchpUmkPBGr7yAJDA7TCa80w)]
* Participation: You join by opening and updating an issue on the official [NaNoGenMo GitHub Repository](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESVAHrOzAVwbZTJoE1oI4ewhgNQUXTROQKKirozF81UoHmRcjNlHhmsdUy1Mr6f7GGGxVIPBsAD2yfOlMF3_7uEV1I2cClpL9ohNloo9nbkVHcOa10dA) or following the community guidelines on the [NaNoGenMo Official Website](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESVAHrOzAVgZXxkjJBVzNfv2uQl3kz5_EOGJl7gQ7HgsqudGizQoSslR7Yc71Qxx-ZfmaEG1JL3pNcQIpIc37omSVn-_cchpUmkPBGr7yAJDA7TCa80w) to declare your intent and post progress. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESVAHrOzAVgZXxkjJBVzNfv2uQl3kz5_EOGJl7gQ7HgsqudGizQoSslR7Yc71Qxx-ZfmaEG1JL3pNcQIpIc37omSVn-_cchpUmkPBGr7yAJDA7TCa80w)]

Background

* Origin: Created as a playful programming spoof of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), which challenges humans to write a 50,000-word manuscript manually. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYwHrOzAVotYMMiYq1sr6ZX0l1-5Hhw5DCIPtD1UHNWYdznl6ES0XBJ9nN1Qdv1hk9-iDO75ExxyIDIthkyWsIW0DqA9lzhHNxRmB79A7SRXmNf9CaVBL2Ktwf60Zmwpp2K0bxA), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESdQHrOzAVv7GrzTcXQO2w0zQfJS7HEuMW7UdhbZeJxvIcqhZFgCZH3MLiMConJHgJnNJ_5TpdRfYXsXisPrNjkATpexW7GxAZlAybFYh1RJa4DUv4r7SROmZuMPNvQJI2XFc9PTs0riSno8710xb7iyRyDpwmTQ)]
* Community: The project uses GitHub issues and discussions across annual edition repositories spanning from 2013 onward, managed by maintainers like Darius Kazemi and Hugo van Kemenade. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESVAHrOzAVgZXxkjJBVzNfv2uQl3kz5_EOGJl7gQ7HgsqudGizQoSslR7Yc71Qxx-ZfmaEG1JL3pNcQIpIc37omSVn-_cchpUmkPBGr7yAJDA7TCa80w)]

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