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    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
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    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- His Last Bow
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
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The Nancy Springer Creative Writing Contest
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​​On-line versions of the stories can be found at:
https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_62_Sherlock_Holmes_stories_written_by_Arthur_Conan_Doyle
 
Thinking About Your Story
 
Be creative with your story (this is fiction after all).  Read some of the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Make sure your story seems to be something that Doyle, himself, would have written. Use a pre-writing strategy (web, bulleted list, graphic organizer, timeline) that you are comfortable with to gather and organize ideas for your story. Then, complete a plot outline to make sure you have a fully planned out story with a beginning, middle, and end.
  
The Traditional Structural Rules
  
The story should follow the problem/resolution structure of a Sherlock Holmes adventure. 
 
The beginning should introduce the client who is visiting Holmes and the mystery they would like Sherlock Holmes to solve.
 
The middle of the story should have Holmes collecting clues, interviewing witnesses, and working to solve the mystery.
 The conclusion should have Holmes solving the case. Holmes should not only explain the solution to the case but also how he solved it.
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For more on how to write a Sherlock Holmes story, see The Junior Sherlockian Society’s
10 Rules for Writing a Sherlock Holmes Story.
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  • Home
  • First Time Visitor
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    • I am a Teacher, Librarian, or Part of a Children's Musem or Theater
  • About the Beacon Society (Newsletters, Bylaws, Meeting Minutes)
  • Sherlock's Spotlight Gazette
  • How to Support the Society
  • The Jan Stauber Grant
    • Apply for a Grant
    • Past - Current Grant Awards
      • 2023 Grant Awards
  • The Beacon Award
    • Apply for an Award
    • Past Award Winners
  • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Novels
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Return of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- His Last Bow
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
  • Junior Sherlockian Society
    • JSS Explore
    • JSS Experience
    • JSS Extend
    • JSS ‘B’ Recognized
  • Joel Senter Essay Contest
    • Essay Contest -- Introduction & Copyright
    • Essay Contest -- Age Levels
      • Essay Contest -- 4th-6th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 7th-9th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 10th-12th Grade Form
    • Essay Contest -- Rules & Prizes
    • Essay Contest -- Resources
    • Essay Contest -- Submit
    • More about R. Joel Senter
    • Past Senter Essay Contest Winners
    • Who Was Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes
  • Library Display Project
  • Additional Resources for Educators/ Students by Age Group
    • Holmes for the Holidays
    • Beacon Booklist
    • Elementary School
    • Middle (Junior) School
    • High School
    • College / University
    • Library Programs
    • Any Age Group
  • Fortescue Scholarship Exams
  • Important Links for Sherlockians
  • Contact Our Officers / Committees
  • The Life & Times in Victorian London
  • The Puzzles of Sherlock Holmes
  • The 60 Stories of the Canon
  • Sherlockian E-Times Archives
  • Sherlockian Societies
    • Learn About Sherlockian Societies
    • Locating a Sherlockian Society Map
    • Spotlight on Societies
    • Scuttlebutt from the Spermacetti Press
  • Nancy Springer Creative Writing Contest