Words received thousands of stories from children across the UK. Here's the official top 50 for 2023's competition.

The 500 Words with The One Show programme is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer. The winners of 500 Words 2024/25 were revealed in a special episode of The One Show on World Book Day.

The winners of the UK children’s writing competition, 500 Words, have been unveiled on World Book Day in a special episode of The One Show hosted by Alex Jones and Roman Kemp on BBC One and iPlayer.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A seven-year-old boy from Norfolk reached the finals of the BBC 500 Words competition. The competition, the UK's largest writing contest for ...