My Story: Planning Sheet

My Story planning sheet

My Story is the BBC's biggest search for the most remarkable real-life untold stories.

Before you enter your story into the online form on the website, you should write your story and save it on your computer. Once you’re happy with the final version of your story you can enter it into the competition using the online form on the website: bbc.co.uk/mystory .

This planning sheet is only a guide. It cannot be used as an entry form for the competition. For a postal entry form, visit the My Story website.

To help you prepare, listed below are some of the fields you will need to fill in on the online form:

Title:
Short description:
(max 20 words)
Summary:
(min 50, max 300 words)
Story:
(min 300, max 1500 words)