Textbender is a system of collaborative writing based on recombinant text, currently in alpha stage. It implements a Web-based medium of distributed composition with an underpinning in evolutionary genetics. Textbender is aimed at creative works, particularly at short verse and prose.

Visit http://zelea.com/var/cache/textbender-demo/textbender/ for a preview of the latest alpha version, set-up instructions and a walk-through of the collaborative process, from editing to publication.