500 WORDS IS BACK!

21st January 2013

ready to receive your super-duper, simply spectacular short stories. You have until 7:00pm on 22nd February to submit your entry.

Get inspired by watching the brand new 500 WORDS film , which includes top tips from Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Tulisa, Conor Maynard, Helen Skelton, Wretch 32 and Harry Judd!

Submit Your Story
If you're aged 13 or under, what are you waiting for? Get writing!

We want you to send us something mad, magical, mind-blowing or mysterious...

You could win yourself a pile of books as tall as Chris Evans, and 500 books for your school library!

Help Us Judge
We're asking teachers and librarians throughout the UK to volunteer their time to help us whittle this year's submissions down to a shortlist.

In return for marking a batch of stories, we'll enter you in our draw for tickets to attend the Hay on Wye Literary Festival with Chris and the team!

See all the details at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/500words/2013/