We’re delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Mystery Story Writing Competition for young people aged between 8 and 18 years who live or go to school or college in the county of Devon.

100 years ago, aged 31, Agatha Christie set off on her greatest adventure. She travelled around the world for ten months, visiting South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Canada and the United States.

Torquay, 12 September: The 2022 International Agatha Christie Festival opened on Saturday, 10 September. At a time of national mourning, the Festival is running – respectfully – across 8 full days of events and performances.

The Trustees and staff of Agatha Christie Festival Limited are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen.

From Friday 29 July anyone who buys a ticket (excluding tickets to free events) for this year’s International Agatha Christie Festival can enter a draw to win one of five limited edition Agatha Christie T-Shirts (Small, Medium or Large) RRP £28.00 created by our friends and partners The Women’s Prize for Fiction Trust.