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Bridport Prize Memoir Award
The Bridport Prize
Closed
Deadline
30 September 2026
Entry fee
£26
Region
Worldwide
Age
18+
Length
5,000–8,000 words + 300-word overview
MemoirNonfiction18+
The prize
£1,500 + mentoring with The Literary Consultancy and editor advice; runner-up £750
Who can enter
International. Unpublished memoir extract plus a 300-word overview. Longlisted writers later submit 15,000 words.
About
The Bridport memoir strand, judged in 2026 by Sarah Moss. First prize includes mentoring and a conversation with a John Murray editor.