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📝 Worldwide creative writing comp 📝 Over £20K prize pot 📝 Alumni inc Kate Atkinson 📝 Honorary Patron Kit de Waal 📝 Raises funds for Bridport Arts Centre The views of contributors do not reflect the views of The Bridport Prize. bridportprize.org.uk
“The Bridport Prize is an open door… people take notice.”
Writer and former judge Toby Litt on the momentum, reputation and impact of the Bridport Prize.
#BridportPrize #WritingPrize #WritersLife #CreativeWriting
It’s never too late to start writing.
The Never Too Late Award celebrates writers aged 60+ and offers £500 to the highest-placed entrant in our poetry, short story, flash fiction or novel categories.
You don’t need to apply separately — simply tick the box when entering.
www.bridportprize.org.uk
“I didn’t believe it at first.”
Shirley Anne Cook shares what it meant to win the Bridport Prize Poetry Award 2025 for her poem Bird Child — and how the moment has inspired her to keep writing.
Congratulations, Shirley Anne.
#BridportPrize #PoetryPrize #PoetryCommunity #WritersLife
Ready to pitch your book?
From query letters to elevator pitches, this session explores what agents and editors are really looking for — and how to approach each stage of the publishing journey.
📅 24 March 2026 | 6.30pm UK (online)
🎟️ £10 tickets
Book your spot — buff.ly/RmPCI1T
Thinking about entering Memoir?
The Memoir Award re-opens on 15 June.
Start drafting, refining, remembering.
Everything you need to know is on our website — bridportprize.org.uk/the-competit...
#MemoirWriters #CreativeNonfiction #WritingCompetition #BridportPrize
We’re working towards a £5,000 target to support the Bridport Prize and Bridport Arts Centre.
If you value new writing and local creativity, we would be so grateful for your support.
Find out more and donate at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/thebridportprize
Flash Fiction
£1,000 first prize.
Up to 250 words. No minimum.
Selected writers published in our anthology.
Open to writers worldwide.
What can you say in 250 words?
Enter now → bridportprize.org.uk
#BridportPrize #FlashFiction #WritingCompetition #WritersCommunity #AmWriting
“Things like this really don’t happen to me…”
From nearly giving up on writing to standing among talented writers at the Bridport Prize — this is exactly why we do what we do.
For anyone who feels like opportunities like this are out of reach — they aren’t.
95 days to go until deadline day.
Send us your poetry, flash fiction, short story or novel (novels don’t need to be finished) by 31 May.
£20,000 total prize fund.
Enter now → bridportprize.org.uk
A story can change everything.
£5,000 first prize.
Up to 5,000 words. No minimum length.
Publication in our anthology.
Open internationally.
Your next short story could take you further than you think.
Enter now → bridportprize.org.uk
🎥 Watch. Learn. Write.
Discover online talks and conversations from The Bridport Prize, featuring award-winning writers, judges and publishing professionals.
From just £5.
Explore more at bridportprize.org.uk/watch
#BridportPrize #CreativeWriting #WritingCommunity #LiteraryEvents
Writers enter the Bridport Prize from all over the world.
All categories are open internationally, and we welcome entries from writers everywhere.
#BridportPrize #GlobalWritingCommunity #WritersOfTheWorld #WritingCompetition #OpenToAll
Nuts & Bolts of Writing #2: Short Story Toolkit ✍️
An online event exploring what makes a short story work — with Wendy Erskine and Farah Ali.
www.bridportprize.org.uk/watch
📅 24 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6:30pm UK Time | 🎥 Online
💷 £10 (£1 tickets available)
The Bridport Prize Novel Award ✨
Submit the opening 5,000–8,000 words + a 300-word synopsis.
£1,500 first prize and mentoring worth £3,300.
Open to writers worldwide.
Entries now open.
🔗 bridportprize.org.uk
#BridportPrize #NovelAward #AmWriting #CreativeWriting
Bridport Prize merchandise now on sale
Carry it, wear it, write in it, drink from it.
Our official Bridport Prize range is available now — perfect for writers, readers and supporters.
Tote bags | Hoodies | Notebooks | Mugs
www.bridportprize.org.uk/shop
📝 Writers aged 60+ — win £500! The Never Too Late Award is open to entries in flash fiction, poetry, novel, or short story. Just tick the box when you submit. Details: bridportprize.org.uk/news/new-never-too-late-60-award/
Deadline: 31 May 2026. #NeverTooLate #WritingOpportunities
Writers enter the Bridport Prize from all over the world.
All categories are open internationally, and we welcome entries from writers everywhere.
#BridportPrize #GlobalWritingCommunity #WritersOfTheWorld #WritingCompetition #OpenToAll
Reasons to send us your #poetry!
✨ Total poetry prize pot of £7,500
✨ Winning #poems published in our anthology
✨The chance to receive feedback from our judges/partners
✨ Be championed as part of The Bridport Prize family
Deadline day 31 May! Enter at bridportprize.org.uk
#PoetryCompetition
Nuts & Bolts of Writing #2: Short Story Toolkit ✍️
An online event exploring what makes a short story work — with Wendy Erskine and Farah Ali.
www.bridportprize.org.uk/watch
📅 24 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6:30pm UK Time | 🎥 Online
💷 £10 (£1 tickets available)
Nuts & Bolts of Writing #2: Short Story Toolkit ✍️
An online event exploring what makes a short story work — with Wendy Erskine and Farah Ali.
www.bridportprize.org.uk/watch
📅 24 Feb 2026 | 🕡 6:30pm UK Time | 🎥 Online
💷 £10 (£1 tickets available)
📝 Writers aged 60+, this is your moment! 📝
Win £500 as the highest-placed writer aged 60+ in our novel, short story, poetry, or flash fiction competitions—no separate entry needed. Just tick the box when you submit!
Find out more: https://ow.ly/BMII50Y5k3r
#NeverTooLate #WritingOpportunities
Send us your #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry or #Novel entries by the end of May!
£20K total prize pot! All entry info at bridportprize.org.uk ✍️✨
Are you 16–25 and love writing? Enter the Young Writer Award for a chance to win £500 and get published in the Bridport Prize anthology! Don’t forget to tick the age box when you submit. Enter now: bridportprize.org.uk/writers-room-categories/young-writer-award/ #YoungWriters
Reasons to send us your #FlashFiction #Novel #ShortStory or #Poetry!
✨ Total prize pot of £20K
✨ The chance to be featured in our anthology
✨ The opportunity to join, and be championed as a member of, The Bridport Prize family
Deadline day 31 May! bridportprize.org.uk
We’ve been discovering new voices for over five decades! Here’s just a snapshot of some of our many winners.
You could join The Bridport Prize Family too – just be sure to enter our competition by 31 May.
Enter at bridportprize.org.uk
Submit your poetry to our competition (deadline 31 May) to be in with a chance of winning a share of the £7.5K poetry prize pot, as well as being published in our anthology. 42 lines max, no minimum!
#Poetry #PoetryPrize
Do something for you today. Get comfy, grab your favourite chair/bean bag/cushion and head to your #WritersCorner. Write ANYTHING. Even if it's 5 minutes, just let the words pour out of you.
#WritersCorner #WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting
Your words could win you a share of our £20K prize pot. Just get them to us by 31 May! All entry info at bridportprize.org.uk
#FlashFiction #ShortStory #Novel #Poetry #WritingCompetition #PoetryContest #CreativeWriting #BridportPrize #LiteraryPrize #WriteToWin
Apply for our bursary scheme for a free entry in this year’s competition! More info: bridportprize.org.uk/writers-room/bursaries-for-under-represented-writers/ #WritingOpportunities #WritingPrize #WritingBursary #WritersSupport #LiteraryOpportunities #WritingContest
Stack of memoir books shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, including titles like Bad at Love and Vee and Me.
We’re delighted to announce the Memoir shortlist
This year, the judges selected six titles, saying the standard was so high they found it impossible to choose just five.
Congratulations to all the shortlisted authors.
🏆 Results announced: 13 March 2026
👉 Read more at bridportprize.org.uk/news
