Be prepared for laughter, tears and joy as you can read, or listen, to our top 50 stories from the 2023/24 competition.
The competition received thousands of stories from children across the UK. Spelling, punctuation and grammar were not marked - it is the creativeness and imagination that counts!
These stories have embarked on an impressive journey, split into three separate rounds of judging. During round one, our volunteer judges read the thousands of entries and whittled the number down to at least 5000 that progressed to round two.
From there, one of our official partners, , submitted our top 50.
Each story is published how they were submitted and are also performed by voice actors from the 大象传媒 Radio Drama Company.
Read a story from the 5-7 category
Read or listen to the top 25 finalists' stories for 500 Words 2023/24.
Read a story from the 8-11 category
Read or listen to the top 25 finalists' stories for 500 Words 2023/24.
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An overview of 500 Words
Here's everything you need to know for 500 Words, the UK鈥檚 most successful children鈥檚 writing competition.
