Hello ladies and gentlemammals! Today we’ve got something very exciting to share with you: the results of the 2017 National Zootopia Writing Month (or NaZoWriMo for short)! For those of you who missed it, this last November we challenged everyone in the fandom to see if they could write a novel-length story in exactly one month . As a bonus incentive, we offered to get a physical copy made of whatever stories cross the 50,000 word threshold. To make sure we didn’t make the same mistakes we made last year, we brought on some temporary pre-readers for this occasion so that we could make sure all the stories got read and reviewed before Christmas.

Well, I’m pleased to announce that we’ve reached all of those goals, and that two of the stories submitted to us this year passed the 50k mark! Congratulations to TorturedArtist745 and J Shute Norway for reaching that goal! A lot of work went into it, but your dedication to the craft shows! Special shout-out to Lucario389 for organizing and coordinating this event– we couldn’t have done it without you!

The entries, in order of final word length

A Lead Role in a Cage by J Shute Norway – 51,448 words by J Shute Norway – 51,448 words

No Bats Allowed by TorturedArtist745 – 50,109 words by TorturedArtist745 – 50,109 words

Bound By Steel by D3ath ops – 24,732 words by D3ath ops – 24,732 words

Thank you so much for participating! That’s not all we have, though- check out after the break for our in-depth reviews of all these stories, and why reading them is definitely worth your time! In the meantime, we’re looking forward to another wonderful year of Zootopia, full of even more fun events like this one!

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A Lead Role in a Cage by J Shute Norway – 51,448 words by J Shute Norway – 51,448 words