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BBC 500 Competition

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SomeSuchThing · 22/01/2024 12:02

Is anybody else waiting to hear whether their child's story is on the shortlist of 50 for the BBC 500 Words competition? Those on the long list are supposed to hear today/tomorrow, but it looks from Twitter that at least one child found out last week... My son is quite excited about it (his school have been hyping it up), just wondered if anyone else had heard? :)

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SomeSuchThing · 23/01/2024 11:12

Hoping so! Smile

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Schoolsschsxho · 23/01/2024 11:11

Ok, that's interesting. We also entered rather than the school. So perhaps just the schools have been notified?

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SomeSuchThing · 23/01/2024 11:09

They're on the FAQs section of the website - it says:

The parents/guardians or teachers of the top 50 finalists will be contacted by a member of the production team between Monday 22 January -Tuesday 23 January 2024.
Those who have not been shortlisted will also be notified.

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Busy77 · 23/01/2024 11:08

We're waiting as well.. where did you see the dates? I saw them a few months ago and then they disappeared.

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SomeSuchThing · 23/01/2024 10:50

Same with us, too much to coordinate for the school perhaps, so sent my son's in directly. They have done well - about a one in thirty chance just to be longlisted, and a one in a hundred chance after that to get to the final! Fingers crossed for them all x

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Pidgythe2nd · 23/01/2024 10:48

I entered/uploaded the entries for my children (because their school wasn’t interested when I sent them the links to the competition and resources 😬 ) so I’m hoping they just told the school entries last week perhaps?!

Did your child enter through school or parent?

In any case, they’ve done amazingly well to get this far!

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SomeSuchThing · 23/01/2024 10:42

Seems a bit odd if they did tell people last week when they were quite specific about the dates they'd notify people on. Also expecting an email later today, but willing the phone to ring in the meantime!

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Pidgythe2nd · 23/01/2024 10:31

We’re waiting too!!
Starting to think it’s unlikely as the day goes on, especially if they already notified people last week. 😭
But no rejection email just yet!

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SomeSuchThing · 22/01/2024 20:20

Don't think so it's by Notting Hill Prep, says: "Huge congratulations to Olive (Year 6), whose writing has been selected for the BBC 500 Words final! Her story ‘Cellmate’ is one of only fifty stories to be selected from a pool of hundreds of thousands: an incredible achievement!"

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Schoolsschsxho · 22/01/2024 20:18

I think the one on twitter is a different competition. Was it the black lives matter 500 words competition?

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SomeSuchThing · 22/01/2024 20:17

No, nothing at all today, and can't see any posts elsewhere about it apart from that one on Twitter. Kind of expecting a mass rejection email tomorrow but you never know!

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Schoolsschsxho · 22/01/2024 20:15

Yes!have you heard yet?

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