Listen to Francesca chatting to Chris Evans on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show about why she is excited about being a judge!
Francesca is this year’s new addition to the judging panel for Chris Evans’s 500 Words children’s short story writing competition. She will be joined on the panel by Richard Hammond, Malorie Blackman, Charlie Higson and Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Now in its fourth year, the contest requires children in two categories – 9 & under, and 10-13 years – to compose an original short story of no more than 500 words before the closing date on 26 February. The submitted entries will then be read by an army of book-loving librarians and teachers from across the country before being whittled down to a top 50 which are in turn read by the five judges.
