The Young Writers Program

I have a friend who started NaNoWriMo with me last year, and ended up quitting.
I have a friend who's NaNoWriMo prep this year was to try and do it early. I don't think he made 20,000 words.
Which is why I brought up the YWP.
For the traditional NaNoWriMo, you have to -
A) Be 13 or older.
and
B) you have to write 50,000 words to win (that's 1,666 words a day).
The YWP is different. Open to anyone under the age of 17, they allow you to work towards your own word count goal.
The Young Writers Program "takes place in November, offering a similarly exhilarating prose adventure (with age-appropriate word-count goals) for 12-and-under authors and those taking part in NaNoWriMo as part of a K-12 classroom. In addition to motivation-raising goodies for the young writers, NaNoWriMo provides teachers, youth librarians, and homeschooling parents with free curriculum and lesson plans to help get kids and teens excited about writing. In 2009, over 35,000 students took part in National Novel Writing Month’s Young Writers Program."
- http://blog.lettersandlight.org/ywp
I just thought I'd post the link in case anyone was interested but didn't have the time/energy/confidence to tackle the regular NaNoWriMo. Or you might be under age.

Young Writers Program




[And just for the record, I'm sure my friend will win this year.]


I'm on both websites, username is Scribe Azai, if anyone is interested.