Wikinovel

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A wikinovel is a community-based work of collaborative fiction that is written by a community of contributing authors using a wiki.

Contents 1 History 2 Critical reaction 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

Although previous online collaborative fiction has been written, the first well-known wikinovel was A Million Penguins, an experimental wikinovel launched by Penguin Books in collaboration with De Montfort University, apparently inspired by the success of Wikipedia, in February 2007. The story may be contributed to by any site visitor, although a team of students at the University moderate contributions, in an attempt to keep the project on-track.

[edit] Critical reaction

Reactions to the project have been mixed, with some commentators expressing interest in seeing how the project takes shape, while describing the current progress using terms including "predictably horrible".^[1]

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Penguin plans 'wiki-novel' February 1, 2007, The Guardian

[edit] External links

A Million Penguins - Penguin Wiki