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The Chris Evans Breakfast Show: Entries open for 500 Words 2016

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18/01/2016

Entries open for 500 Words 2016

BBC Radio 2 - The Chris Evans Breakfast Show, Entries open for 500 Words 2016

Chris Evans opens entries for 2016's 500 Words competition.

Chris Evans reveals the brand new location for the 500 Words final and opens entries for 2016's competition.

Tune in today as Chris launches 500 Words 2016, BBC Radio 2's writing competition for children aged 5-13. 

In the show he'll also be revealing an incredibly exciting brand new judge and the super special location for the Final. 

With nearly half a million entries since it first launched in 2011, 500 WORDS is one of the world's most successful story-writing competitions for children. This year's competition opens in today's show and closes for entries at 7pm on the Thursday 25 February 2016. 

The winners will have their story read live on air by superstar celebrities to the Breakfast Show's nearly 10 million listeners ... previous names have included the likes Sir Kenneth Branagh and Benedict Cumberbatch. Not only will the winners rub shoulders with the some of the world's biggest celebrities and fantastic pop-stars who will be performing at the Final, they'll also meet Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall, who's a supporter of our competition and hosted the 2015 final at St James's Palace. 

For further inspiration, helpful hints and tips, and to enter, visit www.bbc.co.uk/500words. And teachers and librarians can also sign up on the site to help judge the thousands of entries!

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