Murder Mystery Writing Competition

Do you have a Murder Mystery script in you?

Wrexham’s literary festival is calling on local murder mystery sleuths to enter their annual scriptwriting competition. The Wrexham Carnival of Words hosts an annual murder mystery evening during its annual festival of books, reading and authors and is calling for scripts to be put forward for the 2027 event.

The competition will run from 1st August 2026 until 30th October 2026 and will be judged by a well-known and successful local crime writer. There is a prize of £100 in addition to the winning script being performed at the 2027 Wrexham Carnival of Words. The winner will be announced at the public launch event for the Carnival of Words in March 2027.

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Murder Mystery Attendee

“Very good to see teen fiction represented. Lively and so engaging speaker – well-researched novels and novella.”

Emma Carroll Attendee

“An amazing talk that makes me want to go off and write – just need to learn how first! How about some creative writing workshops?”