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The Bridport Prize 2024

The Bridport Prize 2024

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Bridport Arts Centre

Bridport Arts Centre

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OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Nonprofit organization
Area
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Deadline
31 Oct 2024
Opportunity type
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Not funding
Eligible Countries
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Eligible Region
All Regions

Posted on 30 October 2023

Deadline
31 May 2024

Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone aged 16 and over. 

Short description

The competition is run by the Bridport Arts Centre in Bridport,  England.

“" Founded in 1973, the Bridport Prize is the Arts Centre’s flagship project. Attracting many thousands of entries from across the world each year, it has grown to become one of the most widely respected creative writing competitions in the English language.

The competition has four categories:

• Poetry 
Poems: 42 lines max. No minimum.

• Short Story 
Short stories: 5000 words max. No minimum.


• Flash Fiction 
Flash fiction: 250 words max. No minimum.

• Novel Award 
Novel: 8,000 words max. 5,000 words minimum taken from opening chapters PLUS 300 word synopsis.
Please note: The Novel Award is now open to writers aged 16 and over living in Britain and Ireland and British writers living overseas.

Entries must be in English.

Entries must not have been published, self-published, published on any website, blog or online forum, broadcast, have won or been placed (2nd, 3rd, runner up etc) in any other competition.


Entry fees
ÂŁ11 per flash fiction
ÂŁ12 per poem
ÂŁ14 per short story
ÂŁ24 per novel

Prizes

• Poetry

1st prize: ÂŁ5,000
2nd prize: ÂŁ1,000
3rd prize: ÂŁ500
Highly Commended: 10 x ÂŁ100

• Short story

1st prize: ÂŁ5,000
2nd prize: ÂŁ1,000
3rd prize: ÂŁ500
Highly Commended: 10 x ÂŁ100

• Flash fiction

1st prize: ÂŁ1,000
2nd prize: ÂŁ500
3rd prize: ÂŁ250
Highly Commended: 5 x ÂŁ100

• Novel Award

1st prize: ÂŁ1,500
2nd prize: £750 

Competition website
For further information visit the official competition website.

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