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500 Words - 2019

The launch of the 2019 500 Words competition, with some top tips from judges and authors Charlie Higson and Frank Cottrell-Boyce and author and illustrator Elys Dolan.

This Live Lesson launches the 500 Words 2019 competition and is designed to inspire children to come up with their own imaginative short stories.

In the programme, 500 Words judges and authors Charlie Higson and Frank Cottrell-Boyce and author and illustrator Elys Dolan share top tips and attempt to write a whole 500 Words story in the space of a single Live Lesson. There is also a special guest appearance from top author and comedian David Walliams.

39 minutes

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  • Joe West

    Trotsky's Blues

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