The Bridport Prize Memoir Award 2024
Your own story
In your own words
We all have a story to tell about ourselves, the good, the bad and the how did I end up there? Celebrate a snapshot of your life, a fragment in time or rear view mirror look at what was and now is.
We initially need 5,000 to 8,000 words plus a 300 word overview. If you're long listed we'll ask for a total of 15,000 words, including your original word count. Shortlisted? Then we need a total 30,000 words, again including your original entry and long listed word count.
It's your moment of truth.
Write what you know is great advice, what better than by writing a memoir. Don't think you're too ordinary - there are no ordinary lives - and don't think you're too inexperienced. Write from the heart and tell me who you are. I can't wait to read.
Kit de Waal, best selling author of Without Warning & Only Sometimes and our memoir judge.
Please read the Rules carefully.
Closing 30 September
