sat31may6:06 pmsat6:06 pmThe Bridport Prize 2025Award for Poetry, Short Story, Flash Fiction, and NovelCategoryFlash Fiction,Novel,Poetry,Short StoryInternationalEntry Fee£11 - £24 Max word countDepends on category. Check with organizer. Top Prize£5,000

Event Details

The competition is run by the Bridport Arts Centre in Bridport, England. The competition has four categories:

  • Poetry: 42 lines max. No minimum.
  • Short Story: 5000 words max. No minimum.
  • Flash Fiction: 250 words max. No minimum.
  • Novel Award: Novel: 5,000 words minimum taken from opening chapters PLUS 300 word synopsis.

The Novel Award is open to writers aged 16 and over living in Britain and Ireland and British or Irish writers living overseas.

Entries must be in English.

Poetry, short story and flash fiction entries must not have been published, self-published, published on any website, blog or online forum, broadcast nor have won or been placed (2nd, 3rd, runner up etc) in any other competition.

We are keen to encourage quality, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid. They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.

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