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Home - Bridport Prize
Memoir Judge
Lemn Sissay's memoir My Name Is Why was a bestseller. The BBC documentary about his life Imagine: The Memory of Me was nominated for a BAFTA. He has worked with The Princess of Wales and ...
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Novel Award - Bridport Prize
Novel Award
All categories
The Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award
Your novel doesn’t have to be finished. We initially need only 5,000 to 8,000 words and a 300 word synopsis. If y...
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2022 - Bridport Prize
2022
The Scientist Who Wasn't There
Joanne Briggs was a practising barrister for many years, and still has a job in the law. Everything she’s written for a wider audience than herself has been in her ...
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About Us - Bridport Prize
About Us
writers everywhere
We are passionate about discovering creative writing talent from around the world. Previous winners include the novelist Kate Atkinson MBE, Kit de Waal and Kelleigh Greenb...
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Poetry - Bridport Prize
Poetry
Just talented
All we ask is that you please keep poems to 42 lines, max. You can, of course, write less. In addition to the prize money, our top three winning poems are automatically entered i...
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Short Story - Bridport Prize
Short Story
Distill, build, end well
Gail Honeyman was shortlisted in our competition and went on to write Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, winning the Costa debut novel award. Our winning and hig...