Alinah Azadeh
Meeting the Water
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Prize: £1,500 plus…
A year’s mentoring from The Literary Consultancy through their Chapter & Verse scheme. The chance to consult with A.M. Heath, a leading London literary agency, plus valuable advice from an editor at John Murray, part of Hachette publishers.
The option of a discussion with the University of Exeter. In addition, opening chapter/s of the memoir will be published on our website.
Runner up
Dayna Bateman
Hustling Vinyl – A Family History of the Record Business and How We Survived the Hype
Congratulations!
Prize: £750 plus…
Full manuscript assessment by The Literary Consultancy with invaluable editorial feedback. The option of a discussion with the University of Exeter. The memoir’s opening chapter/s will be published on our website.
Highly commended
Rebecca D’Monté
Unleashed: Sex (& Love) in the Digital Age
Congratulations!
Emma Hill-French
Bad at Love
Congratulations!
Brian Selman
Through the Briars and Brambles
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Hilary Standing
Vee and Me – Our Travels with a Chromosome
Congratulations!
Prize: £150 plus…
A 15,000 word manuscript appraisal from The Literary Consultancy, plus an invitation to an industry day with agents and publishers. The option of a discussion with the University of Exeter.
Welcome to The Bridport Prize family
Well done to all our winning memoirists. What an achievement. We can’t wait to see what the future holds.
Extracts
Read extracts from the winner and runner up here on our website.
Thank you
Thank you to everyone who entered the memoir competition. Good luck on the next stage of your writing journey.
Next memoir competition
The memoir competition re-opens 15 June 2026, deadline 30 September 2026.
