Dear Pegasus families,
At Pegasus, we love a good story. Here’s the chance for children to write their own stories and enter a national writing competition called 500 words.
The BBC run 500 Words writing competition encourages children to write a story they would love to read themselves.
There are two age categories: 5-7 and 8-11 year-olds and spelling, punctuation and grammar are not marked – this is a competition all about creativity and ideas! There are lots of amazing prizes to be won – each winner will take home a bundle of books and the gold winners will also win 500 books for their school library!
The link to the website and how to submit a story is here https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-words
There are very few rules for 500 Words but a few points to remember when writing a story.
All 500 Words stories must:
- Be 500 words or less (title is not included in the number)
- Be written by an individual and not a group
- Be a child’s own original idea
- Be prose, not rap or poem
Stories must not:
- Give any personal details of the child, including their name
- Recount an historical event (but they can use a real person or historical character as a source of inspiration)
- Be created, written or developed by AI
In every 500 Words competition, all stories are judged on the following criteria:
- Characterisation
- Plot
- Originality
- Language
- Enjoyment
Make sure you submit your stories before 9pm, Friday 7 November.
Good luck!
from the English Team
