Games that sneak in the skills.

Plot Wheel

Spin. Get a challenge. Write for 10 minutes.

The wheel picks your writing challenge, then deals you a character, a setting and an object. Your job: make them belong in the same story.

Hook or Flop

Would you keep reading?

Editors decide in one sentence. Judge each opening line like a Muzayrah judge would, then see the verdict and the reason.

Six-Word Story

A whole story. Six words. Go.

Every word has to earn its place. Hint: imply a past and a future, and let the reader fill the gap.

Your six words The library returned me, finally overdue. Your name or pen name Your age Choose111213141516171819

Send us your best one: it could be the six-word story of the week on our home page. Please use your first name or a pen name only.

Story Dice

Roll six dice. Use every one.

Roll the dice, then write a story that uses all six things. Tap a die to keep it before you roll again. Each die gets a tick when you use its word.

Your story 0 words

Show or Tell

Is the writer showing, or telling?

Telling names a feeling. Showing gives the reader the clues and lets them work it out. Sort each sentence.

Spot the Mistake

One word is wrong. Find it.

Each sentence has exactly one mistake that examiners always notice. Tap the word you would fix.

Word Scramble

Unscramble the writer's word.

Every answer is a literary term you will meet in English lessons. Use the clue, or reveal a letter if you are stuck.