Games that sneak in the skills.
Guess the writer's word in six tries.
Every day a new five-letter word from the world of writing. Type a guess and press Enter.
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.
- Character
- a lifeguard who cannot swim
- Setting
- an airport during a blackout
- Object
- a key with no lock
Literary Terms Vol. 1
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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.
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.
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.
@muzayrah_publications
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.
0 wordsIs the writer showing, or telling?
Telling names a feeling. Showing gives the reader the clues and lets them work it out. Sort each sentence.
One word is wrong. Find it.
Each sentence has exactly one mistake that examiners always notice. Tap the word you would fix.
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.
Grammar, but make it drama.
Meet the punctuation crew. New strips land with every competition round.
Mandalas made of words.
Colour online with a tap, or download the blank page and print it. Every mandala hides writing vocabulary in its rings.
Choose a page
Pick a colour
Tap any white shape to fill it. Tap again with another colour to change it.
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