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Short Story~ I entered this story for the BBC Radio 2 500 words writing competition here in the UK.
I was one of the 25 finalists in my age group out of a 125,000 that entered.
I had to go down to London, in Shakespeare's Globe for the results.
I got to meet celebrities like: Julie Walters, Tom Hiddleston, Warwick Davis, Raleigh Ritchie, Nick Jones, Chris Evans (radio presenter) and many more!
Unfortunately I was not a winner, but still got a shout out.
I thought that it would be a nice idea to share the story with you guys, you can also go to the BBC Radio 2 500 words website to find out more about the day! http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rfvk1
Look out for the name Emily Baxter (that's me!)
I really hope you enjoy my story!!
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