Welcome to this year's Write Stuff competition! This time, the challenge is for stories featuring DETECTIVES or SPIES... with great prizes and famous judges waiting to read your work. See your mission here:

https://2022.writestuff.gg/brief

Watch the Powerpoint video linked below for top tips on how to approach this short story with a 300-word limit... and win!

See these links for some advice from famous writers Anthony Horowitz and Robin Stevens on crafting characters, settings and plots for the SPY and DETECTIVE genres.

Anthony Horowitz on the spy genre:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/bp-anthony-horowitz-spy-story-writing-masterclass

Robin Stevens on detective plots: 

https://www.puffinschools.co.uk/resources/ks2-3-video-how-to-plan-a-detective-story-with-robin-stevens-5-mins/

See below for the copies of some of the main files that you might use as part of your preparation: