Nanowrimo, the non -profit organization which was born from the annual national month of the national novel, had a solid execution of 25 years, encouraging writers to accelerate the new writing process, but it ended. Monday, the organization announcement that it would cease operations due to continuous financial problems, as well as a very public drama which has been held in recent years.
In an email to members of the community (and Shared on Reddit), the organization was quite in -depth in its reasoning. He recognized that the organization had “six years of difficulty maintaining itself financially”, which is certainly not unique among non -profit organizations based on the arts. A report found that 25% of artistic organizations faced a deficit equal to more than 10% of their budgets in 2023.
These financial problems may have been partly what prompted Nanowrimo to associate himself with Inkitt in 2022, which pulled the reaction of the community-perhaps the first obvious red flag that things were not going very well. Inkitt, an online publication platform, was accused by some authors To be a scam and a contents of content that took advantage of young people or new authors.
The drama continued to boil in Nanowrimo in 2023 when a content moderator involved in the organization forum of the organization of the organization was accused to run a coal site and prepare minor users. In addition to these statements, users complained about a general lack of attention to the moderators who left user reports and unresolved complaints. While the organization’s board of directors Unable to check All allegations against the moderator accused of grooming, he chose to Stop the forum.
Perhaps the highest profile stumbles for Nanowrimo came last year, however, when the organization published a declaration on the use of artificial intelligence. While the organization said that it did not argue or oppose the use of AI in writing, it did State“We also want to be clear in our conviction that the categorical condemnation of artificial intelligence has conventional and capable nuances, and that questions concerning the use of AI are linked to the questions concerning the privilege.”
It was not suitable for much in the Nanowrimo community, especially Some disabled members Who believe that there is a difference between the use of accommodating tools and generative AI. Authors Maureen Johnson and Daniel José Old resigned from the board of directors of the non -profit organization depending on the declaration. Other authors also condemned the position, noting that the generative models of AI were probably trained on their work without authorization or compensation.
Thus, for the first time since 1999, there will be no more nanowrimo. If you want to write a full novel during a month, you will have to keep it responsible now.
