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Our runner up in memoir is…
Congratulations to Sheereen Khan runner up in our inaugural memoir competition, judged by Cathy Rentzenbrink....
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Our 50th competition
is now OPEN!
Our 50th competition is NOW open for Poetry, Short Story, Flash Fiction and Novel entries....
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The Fay Weldon we knew. Formidable. Fantastic. Fearless
A life force Fay Weldon became honorary patron of The Bridport Prize in 2006, in...
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Kathy Fish’s five approaches to writing Flash Fiction & why you should try them all
“I have an increasingly open sense of what a story is. Why not make room...
![Cathy Rentzenbrink in her own words](https://bridportprize.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CATHY-BOOK-COVER-340x340.jpg)
Cathy Rentzenbrink in her own words
Tune in! Watch here Cathy’s books are always hard to put down. They include...
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Memoir shortlist
Congratulations to our five shortlisted memoir writers! The winner will be announced on 1 March...
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Memoir longlist 2022
Here are the titles longlisted for this year’s Memoir Award. Congratulations to all the writers!...
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Helpful holiday writing tips
from our winners
Happy holidays…and a happy new novel, short story, poetry, flash fiction It’s the end of...
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Novel Shortlist 2022
The shortlisted novels for the Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award are: Blackwater I Want Mother,...