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    Poetry
    Short Story
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    Novel

    Competition Deadline:
    31st May 2026 - 23:59 BST


    Memoir


    Competition Deadline:

    30th September 2025
    23:59 BST

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    Our Top Twelve! <br> The Memoir Longlist

    Our Top Twelve!
    The Memoir Longlist

      Congratulations! We proudly present our Memoir longlisters. Only titles appear as the competition continues...
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    Cathy Rentzenbrink’s summer writing tips

    Cathy Rentzenbrink’s summer writing tips

    1. Get going We are inclined to think we need all the answers before we...
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    The fab five! Our Memoir shortlist

    The fab five! Our Memoir shortlist

    We're proud to announce our fab five shortlisted Memoirs. Congratulations to all the writers! Judging...
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    It’s you, your worlds, your characters by Wendy Erskine <br> Short Story Judge

    It’s you, your worlds, your characters by Wendy Erskine
    Short Story Judge

      It’s been said that one of the most chilling declarations you can hear is ...
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    A philosophy of craft by Jasmine Sawers <br> Flash Fiction Judge

    A philosophy of craft by Jasmine Sawers
    Flash Fiction Judge

      The deeper I get into my own writing practice, the more I have come...
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    Getting unstuck by Liz Berry <br> Poetry Judge

    Getting unstuck by Liz Berry
    Poetry Judge

    Getting unstuck… Sometimes, no matter how long or hard we work on a poem, it...
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    Winning memoir extracts <br> More about the writers

    Winning memoir extracts
    More about the writers

    Louise Watts, Memoir Winner I have been writing for as long as I can remember,...
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    Our memoir winners! Congratulations!

    Our memoir winners! Congratulations!

    We're thrilled to announce our memoir winners. Congratulations to the prize winners and thank you...
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    Memoir shortlist <br> The final five

    Memoir shortlist
    The final five

    Congratulations! Here are the top five shortlisted memoir titles. Well done to all the writers....
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