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Agatha Christie Festival collaborates through the spring and summer months with local community-based charitable organisations to deliver a series of arts participation and performance events with residents and schools across the English Riviera.


Creative Writing Workshops 2025

Monday 15th September 2025, 9:00am

Creative Writing Workshops 2025

Agatha Christie Festival in partnership with The Writers Block: Torbay Primary School Years 5/6 Creative Writing Workshops 15-19 September 2025 will be announced in Spring 2025. Watch for news and book your class for free dynamic & developmental sessions.

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Mystery Short Story Writing Competition 2025

Friday 12th September 2025, 9:00am

Mystery Short Story Writing Competition 2025

We are delighted to announce that we will soon be announcing our Children and Young People’s Mystery Short Story Writing Competition open to all young people who live or are at school in the county of Devon/Torbay. Watch this space for news on how and when to enter your story for a chance to win and claim great prizes.

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Creative Writing Workshops 2024

Monday 9th September 2024, 9:00am

Creative Writing Workshops 2024

A Sleuth’s Trail; The Mystery of the Golden Arm-Ring

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Agatha Christie in Devon

Thursday 22nd August 2024, 8:00am

Agatha Christie in Devon Podcast

Agatha Christie spent the first 30 years of her life in Devon and later bought her holiday home, Greenway, on the banks of the River Dart. This podcast, hosted by Sophie Pierce and Matt Newbury, tells the story of her life in Torquay and the surrounding area and how her love for the area influenced her characters and work.

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Under the Patronage of the UK National Commission for UNESCO

Under the Patronage of the UK National Commission for UNESCO

Kindly Supported by:

English Riveria Bid Company

Rosalind Hicks Charitable Trust


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