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The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show: 500 Words 2020 launch!

Zoe Ball launches 500 Words 2020!

500 Words 2020 launch!

BBC Radio 2 - The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, 500 Words 2020 launch!

Radio 2 launches its short story writing competition with Zoe and the team in Liverpool!

Zoe launches 500 Words 2020, BBC Radio 2's story-writing competition for children aged 5-13, live from Four Acres Primary School in Liverpool.

Zoe launches 500 Words 2020, Radio 2's short story writing competition for children aged 5-13, as it returns to celebrate its 10th anniversary. 

Zoe is live from Four Oaks Primary School in Liverpool along with Tina Daheley on news, Richie Anderson on travel and Mike Williams on sport plus celebrity judges Charlie Higson, Francesca Simon and Frank Cottrell-Boyce as well the kids and teachers.

We hear top tips for how to write a successful short story as well as a beautiful rendition of The Beatles' Blackbird by the school choir!

On top of all that Zoe also reveals the location for the 500 Words 2020 Final....Buckingham Palace! And you could be there just by entering a story of no more than 500 words by the closing date on 27th February. 

The winners will have their story read live on air by the world’s biggest celebrities to the Breakfast Show’s millions of listeners. Previous names have included David Walliams, Jason Isaacs, Julie Walters, Tom Hiddleston, Sir Kenneth Branagh and Benedict Cumberbatch. Not only will finalists rub shoulders with the most popular entertainers, they'll also be serenaded by fantastic pop-stars performing at the final.

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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