The Bridport Prize
The Bridport Prize International Creative Writing Competition was founded in 1973 and has steadily grown in stature and prestige. Today many thousands of entries are received from over 80 countries.
- The first prize in each category is £5,000.
- The entry fee for 2008 was £6 per poem or story (this year's competition has closed).
- The top four poems are entered for the Forward Prize for Poetry (Best Single Poem), an award not open to the general public.
- The top 13 stories (British citizens only) are submitted to the National Short Story Prize.
- The Dorset Award is a new prize (first awarded in 2007) specifically for Dorset writers.
In 2006 Fay Weldon agreed to become Patron of the Bridport and notable previous judges include Margaret Drabble, Jo Shapcott, Rose Tremain, U A Fanthorpe, Andrew Motion, Lavinia Greenlaw and Jane Gardam.
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