Fabo Story is back! A writing challenge for primary and intermediate students

In 2010 a group of Nine New Zealand children’s writers had a Facebook conversation which resulted in FaBo Story; a popular online junior fiction novel written side by side with New Zealand children over twenty weeks last year.

FaBo Story is back! The FaBo team have decided to base themselves on Planet FaBo this year. This time they are challenging New Zealand children to write stories for the new planet but there are rules this time.

'New Zealand kids are such good writers we have to restrain them somehow,' said team member Maureen.

Each week a new writing challenge will be set involving genre, setting and inhabitant. Participants must write a story under 1000 words incorporating the challenge that week.

New Zealand kids are once again pitted against the FaBo Team children’s writers. In an exciting twist, Angus, the 2010 winning student author is beginning the Planet Fabo2 Challenge.

Librarians, teachers, primary and intermediate students are invited to visit the 2011 FaBo Story website to find out more www.fabostory2.blogspot.com

Launch date to Planet FaBo is June 13 2011.

Childrens writers involved are:
Kyle Mewburn, Melinda Szymanik, Kathy White, Tania Hutley, Brian Falkner, Elena de Roo, Maureen Crisp and a bevy of illustrators, with guest contributions from other famous New Zealand writers.