Radio 2 500 Words Story Competition

Calling all the amazing writers at SDS- would you like to share your fabulous writing skills and enter a competition at the same time? Imagine winning one of these prizes-

Gold Winners – Chris Evans’ height in books and 500 books for their school.

Silver Winners – HRH The Duchess of Cornwall’s height in books.

Bronze Winners – Their own height in books.

There are two age categories to enter into – ages 5 to 9 years and 10 to 13 years.

500 Words is an open invitation to the wide world of imagination, so it’s time to get those creative cogs turning!

To help you get started, the website is packed full of helpful hints and terrific tips to bust through the writer’s block.

Download a learning pack from the LEARN section, where you can also find advice from the celebrity judges Frank Cottrell Boyce and Charlie Higson in the 500 Words Live Lesson.

Pop over to the 500 Words Blog to discover top tips to create terrific tales written by previous winners, amazing authors and a few of the 500 Words elves.

Read a selection of winning stories from the 5 to 9 category here-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/YfG0qLbnyR3yCBGHZl3dvQ/top-50-stories-2019-age-5-to-9

Read a selection of winning stories from the 10 to 13 category here-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/143H4d3xfnk8MMnVNN0fyg9/top-50-stories-2019-age-10-to-13