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Do you enjoy writing short stories? Well, get your pens at the ready as 500 Words is back for another year.

The competition was first launched all the way back in 2011 and since then there have been more than one million entries.

This year entries will be split into two age categories - 5-7 year olds and 8-11 year olds and you can send in your stories for the competition from today until 10 November.

If you're thinking of applying, a bit of writing advice might be handy. So who better to help you than some of the best authors in the UK.

We've spoken to plenty of them over the years so check out these top tips for writing success that they've shared.

Who better to give you some tips than Tracey Beaker author herself, Jacqueline Wilson?

Charlie and Lola writer and illustrator Lauren Child has some great advice.

Singer and musician Tom Fletcher had these top tips for budding authors.

How to Train Your Dragon's Cressida Cowell has some amazing some author secrets!