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100 Story Building publishes Australia’s only fiction books written and edited by children, for children. Every aspect of our Early Harvest books is decided by young people: theme, cover design, story selection, illustrations, activities and more - all chosen by participants in our Early Harvest program, led by a team of young editors.

Our new book Write Fight Flee! escaped in November 2023! It features 15 “escape” themed stories by young Australians, a brand new story from children’s author Rhiannon Williams and more!

Write Fight Flee!
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 About the Early Harvest program

Every year we publish a children’s fiction book as a part of our Early Harvest program. Each publication has a theme chosen by students in participating schools, and is put together by a team of young editors aged 10-12.

The young editors are mentored by publishing professionals throughout the process, but ultimately all the editorial decisions are made by them. They choose the title, commission stories and artworks, select and edit the stories submitted by young writers, write editorials and other features, and produce the book.

The contributors are young writers from the participating schools, plus usually a famous children’s author or two commissioned (and edited!) by the young editors. Award-winning authors who’ve contributed stories include Andy Griffiths, Alice Pung, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Davina Bell, Shaun Tan, Andrew McDonald, George Ivanoff, Morris Gleitzman, Oliver Phommavanh, Amelia Mellor and Rhiannon Williams.