The Agatha Christie Festival is inviting aspiring young writers, 8-18 years of age, who live or go to school or college in Devon to enter our exciting mystery-story writing competition. Superb prizes to be won! It’s free and easy to enter.

We are delighted to announce we have appointed a new Creative Director of the Agatha Christie Festival. Matt Newbury is no stranger to the festival, having worked on the programming since the early days when it was organised by the English Riviera Tourist Board. Indeed for the 120th anniversary of Agatha Christie’s birth in 2010 he helped devise a treasure hunt that saw 120 ‘Red Herrings’ being hidden across the region with the prize of lunch on the Orient Express for whoever found the most!

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.