02 December 2024
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The major creative writing prize is inviting entries in four categories
For the 2025 Bridport Prize, entries are invited in the following categories:
• Poetry. The prizes are £5,000, £1,000, £500 and 10 x £100. Enter original, unpublished poems up to 42 lines on any theme and in any style. The entry fee is £12 per poem.
• Short story. The prizes are £5,000, £1,000, £500 and 10 x £100. Enter original, unpublished short fiction up to 5,000 words. The entry fee is £14 per story.
• Flash fiction. The prizes are £1,000, £500, £250 and 5 x £100. Enter original, unpublished flash fiction up to 250 words. The entry fee is £11 per flash fiction.
• The Peggy Chapman Andrews First Novel Award. The prizes are £1,500 plus mentoring from The Literary Consultancy and advice from Headline and AM Heath literary agency; £750 and manuscript assessment by The Literary Consultancy; 3 x £150 and manuscript appraisal by The Literary Consultancy. The competition is novel manuscripts aimed at adult readers by unpublished British novelists. Enter between 5,000 and 8,000 words from the beginning of the manuscript plus a 300-word synopsis. The entry fee is £24 per novel manuscript.
The Bridport Prize Aawards also include the Young Writer Award (£500) for the highest-placed writer aged 16 to 25 in the four categories; the Never Too Late Award for the highest-placed writer over 60 in the four categories, and the Dorset Award (£100) for the highest-placed Dorset writer.
The closing date is 31 May.
For full details see the website.
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