Helen Fielding (Photo: www.newwritingnorth.com)
\n\nHelen Fielding, the author of Bridget Jones, has launched a prize for comic writers in the north of England. She has also said that writing opportunities across the UK are ‘very uneven’.
\n\nThe Yorkshire-born journalist, novelist and screenwriter wrote four Bridget Jones novels and co-wrote the blockbuster film adaptations starring Renée Zellweger. Her career began in 1994, when she started writing anonymous diary columns in The Independent that first gave readers a glimpse into Bridget’s life.
\n\nThe award will go to the writer who submits the funniest 1,000-word piece of first-person, standalone prose.
\n\nAccording to the statement announcing the prize: ‘This is a nod to the mid-90s diary entries of Fielding’s fictional heroine Bridget Jones, first published anonymously in The Independent newspaper. The prize will be awarded to an unpublished and un-agented writer based in the North of England as part of New Writing North’s longstanding Northern Writers’ Awards.’
\n\nThe winner will receive a writing support session with literary agents Aitken Alexander Associates, who represent Fielding, and a bespoke package of writer support from the team at New Writing North. They will also receive £2,000, while the runner-up will receive £1,000.
\n\nBridget Jones, played by Renée…
Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle
