Yesterday I sent my entries for The Bridport Prize. I’ve entered in the both the short story and poetry categories, and I’m pleased with what I’ve submitted. The Bridport Prize is definitely a literary affair, looking for subtle, unusual writing that brings something new to the literary world. I was intimidated by it last year, and I was intimidated by it this year. The difference this year is that I decided to have some fun, and regain the joy I feel when writing. The work I submitted was the result of much redrafting, and bears little resemblance to my original piece. I’m getting much better at cutting things that don’t add to the story, and letting go of ideas that don’t work. It’s an interesting story, exploring grief and guilt. It’s also quite funny. I do like a bit of juxtaposition.
The poem I submitted is one of my favourites from my year studying with OCA. Again,it’s something I really enjoyed writing, and redrafting. It evolved beautifully, and was a joy to work with.
Sending these entries marks something of an ending for me. I’m taking my writing in a different direction for the rest of the year, learning new skills, and taking up a very exciting opportunity.
I do like to be seasonally relevant.
Happy Easter!
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Kathryn is a writer based in Shropshire. She writes short fiction, flash fiction and poetry. She has no formal education in creative writing but she reads every poetry book she can get her hands on, and enjoys various online writing groups and courses.
Kathryn has M.E., which brings its own challenges to her working practice, and means she has to monitor her activity with great care. Despite the frustration of these limitations she has reached her goal of having work published, thanks to support from Nine Arches Press Dynamo mentoring scheme.
Kathryn has work published or forthcoming in print magazines like Mslexia, Popshot Quarterly and The Dawntreader and online in places like Words for the Wild, Nine Muses Poetry, Sledgehammer and Riggwelter Press. She was longlisted for the 2019 Fish prize for short fiction, and Paper Swans Press single poem prize in 2020.
Kathryn is a columnist for Spelt Magazine, and has recently been awarded a micro bursary from Raven Studios in Shrewsbury to work on a new pamphlet. She also accepts private commissions under the moniker Poems from the Hare.
When her health allows, Kathryn works as a freelance copywriter and can write confidently across a range of subjects, including travel, food, literature, hospitality and customer service. In addition to these core topics, excellent research skills means she can tackle subjects as diverse as muscle cars and dog training. She takes on proofreading and editing work as requested. You can find out more at her business site
https://thewordemporium.wordpress.com/
Kathryn loves language and its persuasive power. Most of all she loves to write.
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