★ We’re sorry to announce that the FABO authors will not be running any more FABO Story competitions.
★ This website will go offline in the next few weeks.
★ Thank you for entering our competitions over the last few years. We loved reading your stories. Happy writing!
i’m doing this for school so can you send me an email saying who the winners are when it’s time???
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Hi,I love this site it is interesting the first part of the story but i am not quite sure how many words
500 – but you get disqualified for 550, so somewhere inbetween is all good, I think
I read a comment saying that it was okay for the word limit to be under 550 but now I have just sent it and when I looked at this : https://fabostory.wordpress.com.faqs it said that the number of words had to be under 500. I am unsure what the word count has to be now… but my main point is is it okay to have just over 500 words?
Up to 550 words is allowed.
it delete my writing what do i do
It’s best to write your story using another program (like Word) and then copy it into the form to send it to us.
Is it OK if my story genre is a bit creepy or mysterious???😬
You can find out the answer to your question by reading the FAQ: https://fabostory.wordpress.com/faqs
Is 551 OK?
550 is the limit.
Wow I hope my story is good this is my first time doing a comp
Does it matter if your story is 544 words or is that too long? I really love the freedom and wonder of this marvelous tale!
Up to 550 words is okay.
hi, are the judges looking for a creative story, or can it be just really well written to win?
thanks
Hi there. The judges are looking for both. Write the best story you can to have the best chance to win.
hi there,
i was wondering if the same person can win more than once?
Each competition has a different judge so there is no cross-over between competitions. It’s up to that week’s judge to choose the best story, and they could choose a story written by someone who has won before.
Hi I adore this
Hi,can i have another story.
Please only enter once for each story starter. There will be a new competition to enter every week.
do spaces count
No they don’t.
I LOVE Sue Copsey’s story starter! It’s got so many possible story endings!
Thank-you SO MUCH for Fabo!!
We’re glad you’re enjoying it!
next week can we please be allowed more words
when first wrote it it was 1145 words
I find it hard to write short story’s 😦
Hi there. I’m afraid the word limit will stay the same, as it would take too long for the judge to read lots of really long stories.
Hi! I entered my story, it went through and then I realised my email was wrong! I forgot the s. So I went back and entered again with the new email! I hope my old entry deleted! But I am not quite sure.
That’s fine.
Hi! I thought I submitted my last story, but it appears not to have entered. What should I do? Is there any way I can still enter?
Hi there. You can enter the current competition by filling in the form. The previous competition closed on Saturday and late entries can’t be accepted.
Hi, I love Fabo! I was just wondering if you could post the new story starter the minute the old one finishes? And also, I would like to say that I would LOVE if you could keep doing new story starters once a week!
We’re glad you’re enjoying it. Each new competition starts on Monday morning.
when will the competition end?
Competition closes 7pm Saturday May 9th
does puckuwaion count as a word
Yes it does.
This story starter is awesome so so so awesome but I have no clue how to write in present tense can Iwrite in past tense?????? I love this story starter it is so imaginative and allows you to interpret as you please!!!
We’re glad you’re enjoying it. You can finish the story however you like, and write in past tense if you want.
hi there, I have written my story and submitted it, but then the page reloaded and I am not sure if the story got to you guys, would it be ok if I write my story again and re-sended to make sure I had a entry?
Hi there. I’m sorry but the competition has now closed. A new competition will start tomorrow.
hi how do you see the winner
The winner will be announced on the website
Do I post the story with the story starter or just put in what I wrote?
You can just put in what you wrote.
Apart from being nervous this was GREAT 9/10 rating I really enjoyed this it was a great time writing tanks
Oh man I am so nervous i don’t think i will win.
hello there my name is rose and i am a lover of cats i loved publishing this and it was super fun! the one thing i didn’t like was when i left to go turn music on or something like that like when i left the website and i come back and everything i wrote was gone otherwise like it!
this website is so awesome!
are we allowed to do it in pairs or in a group?
if not that is OK
I’m sorry, the competition is for individual entries only. No group entries please.
what is it getting judged on ?
You can find out the answer to your question by reading the FAQ: https://fabostory.wordpress.com/faqs
Does it matter if it is 508 words long? I love this site soooooooooooooooooooo much!!! 🙂
Hi there. We’re glad you’re enjoying it! You can find out the answer to your question by reading the FAQ: https://fabostory.wordpress.com/faqs
Thankyou for this great competition!
You’re welcome!
Does it make a difference on how old you are? Like would a 10 year old thatw as great at writing get a better chance that a 13 year old??
You can find out the answer to your question by reading the FAQ: https://fabostory.wordpress.com/faqs
I love this new FABO story! Will FABO weekly competitions stop in Level Three????
We haven’t yet decided whether we will switch back to fortnightly competitions. We will keep them weekly for now and may change it later.
Can we make one of the characters tell the story?
Thank you very much.
You can finish the story however you like.
That was such an imaginative story and the author must have put so much work into doing that amazing story starter. I only did around 400 words is that okay or do I have to do 500 exactly?
Well done to anyone who did this story starter as it really gets your thinking cap stuck on.
Hi there. We’re glad you’re enjoying it! You can find out the answer to your question by reading the FAQ: https://fabostory.wordpress.com/faqs
it was such a cool story
It was an okay story i did some things to make it better
I loved the tsory
hi, thank you so much for the latest story starter. it’s really exciting! I’m just wondering- how did Fabo get it’s name? thanks
Hi there. We’re glad you’re enjoying it! You can find out the answer to your question by reading the FAQ: https://fabostory.wordpress.com/faqs
Does it have to be exact 500 words?
You can find out the answer to your question by reading the FAQ: https://fabostory.wordpress.com/faqs
What is the name of the character
and are we brothers
You can interpret the story starter however you like.
It can be whatever you like.
Okay thankyou I already had enter my writing again.
Hi, I had enter my story to the competition already done but my laptop restarted and closed all of the tabs. Will my writing still be read by the Judges. I also wrote it in a document.
Hi there. If you’re not sure whether it went through, you can send it again.
i really liked the storystarter
I LOVE 🥰🥰🥰 Helen Fletcher’s story starter! It’s so good. I love it! Thanks so much for having this set up. It’s a life safer during lockdown.😁😁😁
We’re very glad you’re enjoying it. 🙂
It was amazing!
when will the winner be announced
The winner of the competition will be announced on this website a few days after the competition closes.
FABO is probably the best writing competion I’ve seen yet!!!!!!!
To win do you have to have done all the writing competitions?
Each competition is judged separately.
it is cool
can my story be 600 words long?
You can find out the answer to your question by reading the FAQ: https://fabostory.wordpress.com/faqs
I accidentally closed the tab with my fabostory, and I don’t have it written anywhere else. Is there a way to get it back, or is it gone forever? Do I have to start again?
I have copied it before, but I’ve now copied other things after it.
Is there anything I can do?
We recommend writing your story in Word (or similar) and then copying it into the website. If you refresh the webpage before sending your entry, any information you entered will be lost.
Can my story be over 500 words? If so what is the dead limit? Thanks
You can find out the answer to your question by reading the FAQ: https://fabostory.wordpress.com/faqs
my story had 460 words is that too much under or does it not matter how much under the story is also will there be a new story every week?
You can find out the answer to your question by reading the FAQ: https://fabostory.wordpress.com/faqs
Oh no my story is too long! It said that there was a maximum of 550 words but now it says the limit is 500. Can I edit my story to make it 500 words?
550 words is okay, but no more than that. If you want to edit your story, you can send it through to us again with a note saying you’ve edited it and would like the new version to be the one included in the judging.
I’ll leave it at that. Thanks!
Can we submit the story once we are done or only on Saturday at 7
Submit it when you are done. Anytime before Saturday at 7pm.