![Winning The Bridport Prize. <br> My first real step <br> to publication](https://bridportprize.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MEGAN-DAVIS-340x340.jpeg)
Winning The Bridport Prize.
My first real step
to publication
When I won The Bridport Novel Prize in 2018, it was the first time I’d...
![Our new honorary patron<br> Kit de Waal](https://bridportprize.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kit-de-Waal-2022-headshot-Sarah-M-Lee-2022-340x340.jpg)
Our new honorary patron
Kit de Waal
We are very happy to announce Kit de Waal as our new honorary patron.
![NEW! <br> Under represented <br> writer residencies](https://bridportprize.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Banner-15-340x340.jpg)
NEW!
Under represented
writer residencies
Dreaming of time to write? “Every writer knows the feeling of squeezing your writing into...
![Novel Award <br> Short List](https://bridportprize.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pexels-pixabay-267586-340x340.jpg)
Novel Award
Short List
Congratulations to our five Novel Award shortlisters on their huge achievement. Judging continues anonymously, so...
![Memoir dates for your diary](https://bridportprize.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pexels-pixabay-60005-340x340.jpg)
Memoir dates for your diary
15 June 2023 Memoir competition OPENS. Submit 5,000 to 8,000 words max, plus a 300-word...
![Our novel longlist <br> Congratulations!](https://bridportprize.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pexels-jessica-lewis-creative-998591-340x340.jpg)
Our novel longlist
Congratulations!
Ta dah! We’re thrilled to announce our top 20 novel longlist titles. Congratulations to all...
![Before you hit send…](https://bridportprize.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/pexels-jakub-zerdzicki-16783673-340x340.jpg)
Before you hit send…
That important deadline is fast approaching. The one you’ve been working towards. This is an...
![Christopher Allen on flash fiction: don’t forget heart](https://bridportprize.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Christopher-Allen_Author-Pic_positive2-340x340.jpeg)
Christopher Allen on flash fiction: don’t forget heart
Several months ago, a writer on social media criticized flash for having given rise to...
![Our memoir winner is… Copy](https://bridportprize.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/JOANNE-BRIGGS-340x340.jpg)
Our memoir winner is… Copy
Congratulations to Joanne Briggs winner of our inaugural memoir writing competition, judged by Cathy Rentzenbrink....