We need voices. Lit Agent, Euan Thorneycroft
“I’ve been involved with the Bridport Prize since the novel award was set up. It’s...
Tessa Hadley. How to write fiction
Here is a thought about writing fiction which I was developing in my head the...
Why a deadline is good for you
Mike Kilgannon is an English teacher from Sheffield whose philosophy “if you enter competitions you’ll...
Bones, buses,
being a writer
by Stephenjohn Holgate
Confession Yes, a confession: I did not do as much writing as I thought I...
Dorset Diary by
Grace Peters-Clarke
When I applied for the Bridport Prize Black Writer Residency, I was excited about the...
How to write a short story by Monica Ali
The stories we love best, the ones that stay with us, evoke emotion. Yet so...
Memoir is Autobiography without the boring bits!
Euan Thorneycroft, agent at AM Heath Literary Agency “I got up at 6.17am, brushed my...
Tips for Writing and Editing Your Memoir
Joe Sedgwick, Head of Writing Services, The Literary Consultancy So, you’ve written your memoir. Firstly,...
Memoir is Hard. Okay, Maybe It’s not Memoir
By Jarred McGinnis Writing memoir the most important question you can ask yourself is, why...