Challenges

Our work on Notebook D continues, with just a couple of challenges to go! Download an entry form and have a go!
Deadline: 6 September 2024

Our work on Notebook D continues, with the end now in sight – and a mysterious text from an unknown source has emerged! Can you crack it? Download an entry form and have a go.
Deadline: 2 August 2024

We’re getting close to the end of Notebook D, setting four more pages for our challenge this June. What new mysteries will we discover? Download an entry form and find out!
Deadline: 1 July 2024

From February to mid-March, we’re continuing Arthur Stone’s Notebook D. What new mysteries will we discover? Download an entry form and find out!
Deadline: 15 March 2024

For our Christmas and New Year challenge, we’re continuing Arthur Stone’s Notebook D. What new mysteries will we discover? Download an entry form and find out!
Deadline: 31 January 2024

For our November challenge, we’re starting Arthur Stone’s Notebook D. What new mysteries will we discover? Download an entry form and find out!
Deadline: 4 December 2023

This summer, we’re taking a break from decoding Dickens and turning attention to another user of the Gurney shorthand system: the artist George Chinnery (1774-1852). Can you crack Chinnery’s shorthand annotations?
Deadline: 15 September 2023.