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With Britain’s failing prison system hitting the headlines again and again, Ian Acheson’s talk at Bridport Literary Festival in November couldn’t be more timely. He’s a former UK prison governor and [...]

Tickets are selling fast for Bridport Literary Festival, with some events already sold out – but there is still a stellar line-up of writers from all genres well worth seeing. ‘There is [...]

Bursary winners Esmee Rees and Morgan Staple, with BridLit director Tanya Bruce-Lockhart. Photo by Graham Shackleton Bridport Literary Festival has announced the winners of this year’s student bursary awards. The two [...]

BridLit director Tanya Bruce-Lockhart and her beloved dog, Lily, have been immortalised in a new portrait at Bridport Electric Palace. It was painted by Bridport artist Ruth Winding and paid for [...]

As a former Defence Secretary, Dr Sir Liam Fox has a wide understanding of conflict. In the Marshwood Vale Magazine online, he talks to editor Fergus Byrne about a natural resource [...]

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Helen Molesworth with her illustrated talk about Precious can no longer be with us on Monday 4 November. In her absence, we have invited Ian Acheson to talk about [...]

Poetry has a strong showing at this year’s Bridport Literary Festival, with seven events on the programme. Poet and tutor Gill Barr will be running a poetry workshop aimed at both [...]

Derek Gow’s dream is controversial – that one day, Britain will be home to that so mythologised of wild animals, the wolf. Will it ever happen? Will farmers and landowners entertain [...]

And they’re off! BridLit tickets are now on general sale.  There has already been a huge interest in the programme and our friends at Bridport Tourist Information Centre are going to [...]