500 Words: A Collection of Short Stories that Reflect on the Black Lives Matter Movement

Launched in 2011 by Chris Evans, 500 Words, the world's biggest storywriting competition for kids, has encouraged children everywhere to explore their creativity and celebrate the power of storytelling. In response to the Black Lives Matter movement around 6,000 children aged 5-13 years submitted their inspiring, moving and poignant short stories as part of a special 10th anniversary competition. Shortlisted by a judging panel shared by Angellica Bell and Michael Underwood, this collection of one hundred timely tales reflects the empathy, compassion and respect of the young authors. With writing tips from head judges Malorie Blackman, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Charlie Higson and Francesca Simon, 500 Words: Black Lives Matter is a celebration of the written word which reflects on a world-defining movement.--Back cover.

• | Author: Chris Evans, Chris Evans
• | Publisher: Studio Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 03, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1787419606
• | ISBN-13: 9781787419605