All children, no matter what their ability. 500 Words is now one of the most successful story-writing competitions for kids in the world. Nearly half a million pupils have written a story for us ...

“I decided very early on, when I was writing a short story, I should write it as if I were paying by the word to write it” says Neil. “If in my head every word is costing me money to put ...

In shorter poems, each word is more valuable. He said three qualities mark the great short poem — and he said ... crisis of fentanyl poisoning, and the story was about a hair band the mother ...