![Talking poetry](https://bridportprize.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/pexels-photo-942317-340x333.jpeg)
Talking poetry
Poet, David Harsent says: All writing is about rewriting. It might be that a poem...
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How to beat a blank page
You know the feeling. The screen stares at you. Cups of coffee litter the table....
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The Listening Booth
Step into our listening booth and discover what established writers, new writers and our winners...
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Monique Roffey’s top tips for being a writer
It’s not a race Each writer comes to writing at different times in their lives;...
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Masterclass with… Mary-Anne Harrington
Masterclass with… Mary-Anne Harrington, Publisher, Tinder Press. I think we’ve all spent far more time...
![We need voices. Lit Agent, Euan Thorneycroft](https://bridportprize.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_2564-scaled-1-340x340.jpg)
We need voices. Lit Agent, Euan Thorneycroft
“I’ve been involved with the Bridport Prize since the novel award was set up. It’s...
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Tessa Hadley. How to write fiction
Here is a thought about writing fiction which I was developing in my head the...
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Why a deadline is good for you
Mike Kilgannon is an English teacher from Sheffield whose philosophy “if you enter competitions you’ll...
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Bones, buses,
being a writer
by Stephenjohn Holgate
Confession Yes, a confession: I did not do as much writing as I thought I...