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The Novel Shortlist 2026
The wait is over. We’re delighted to share this year’s fab five shortlisted novels —...
Memoir writing. Keep it legal
By Euan Thorneycroft
Literary Agent
Memoirs are fascinating to read because they are about real people (and sometimes organisations). But...
The shortlists 2026: short story, poetry, flash fiction Congratulations!
Congratulations to all the writers. You are now officially a shortlister!
Our novel longlist 2026 Congratulations!
We're thrilled to announce our novel long list for 2026.
What it’s like to win: Laura Allsop, novel winner in 2024, shares her experience
I applied for the Bridport First Novel Award in 2024 in the spirit of “nothing...
A week of discovery, serendipity and spookiness: Dorset writers-in-residence
DEBBIE SUTTON Mid-winter. A new year. The preceding two have been tough, with attempts at...
Read our Memoir 2025 winners!
We’re delighted to share extracts from our winning and runner-up memoirs – and some words...
And the Memoir winners 2025 are…
Alinah Azadeh Meeting the Water Congratulations! Prize: £1,500 plus… A year’s mentoring from The Literary...
Memoir shortlist
We are delighted to announce the memoir shortlisted titles. The judges have selected six this...