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The UK's largest children's writing competition, judged by a star-studded panel, opens for entries.
The judges of the BBC’s 500 Words and One Show presenter Alex Jones, with the Queen (BBC/PA) Chaired by The One Show presenter Alex Jones, the group met on Wednesday to deliberate on the overall ...
Camilla’s comments came as the 2024 edition of the writing contest launched on Tuesday.
[6] [8] In 2008, the BBC became the main sponsor and the award was renamed from the "National Short Story Award" to the "BBC National Short Story Award". [2] To mark the tenth anniversary, in 2015, the BBC Young Writers' Award was launched, challenging 14-18-year-olds to write a story of up to 1,000 words. The winner of the Young Writers' Award ...
Originally, winners received £15,000 while runners up received £3,000 and shortlisted writers £500 each. [4] [7] In 2008, the BBC became the main sponsor and the award was renamed from the 'National Short Story Award' to the 'BBC National Short Story Award'. [1] In 2009, only women were featured on the shortlist. [8]
In 1986 Jerome Stern at the Florida State University organized the World's Best Short-Short Story Contest for stories of fewer than 250 words. Michael Martone, the first winner, received $100 and a crate of Florida oranges as the prize. [9] The Southeast Review continues the contest but has increased the maximum to 500 words. [10]
The resulting list of "100 novels that shaped our world", [1] called the "100 Most Inspiring Novels" by BBC News, [2] was published by the BBC to kick off a year of celebrating literature. [2] [3] The list triggered comments from critics and other news agencies.
The BBC started the Big Read with the goal of finding the "Nation's Best-loved Novel" by way of a viewer vote via the Web, SMS, and telephone. The show attracted controversy for adopting an allegedly sensationalist approach to literature , but supporters praised it for raising the public awareness of reading. [ 5 ]