Nine Dots Prize podcast

The Nine Dots Prize is a prize for creative thinking that tackles contemporary societal issues. The aim of the Prize is to promote, encourage and engage innovative thinking to address problems facing the modern world. We look for entries that are based on evidence and research but that are written creatively for a wide audience. These podcasts aim to help applicants think about key aspects of their work before submitting a response to the Prize.

Nine Dots Prize Podcast 11/11/2024

Nine Dots Prize Podcast This podcast is for all those interested in applying for the Nine Dots Prize, or in writing non-fiction more generally. This episode looks at endings, when and how you stop a project or piece of writing, leaving the reader with a satisfying conclusion. We hear from Catherine Carr (podcaster and journalist), Hari Kunzru (novelist and journalist) and James Williams (writer, ethicist and first Nine Dots Prize winner). /episode/index/show/ninedotsprize/id/33876982

Nine Dots Prize podcast: Beginnings (2024/1) 09/06/2024

Nine Dots Prize podcast: Beginnings (2024/1) This podcast is for all those interested in applying for the Nine Dots Prize, or in writing non-fiction more generally. This episode looks at beginnings, how to think about and start a piece of writing. We hear from Milica Momcilovic (journalist and Nine Dots Prize Board member), Michael Rosen (writer and broadcaster); and Lee Child (writer). author Michael Rosen writer, poet and broadcaster /episode/index/show/ninedotsprize/id/32940167

How to make your ideas sing 09/16/2022

How to make your ideas sing The Nine Dots Prize has created a series of podcasts for those interesting in applying for the Prize, or anyone trying to improve their writing. This episode looks at something every writer wants to achieve - how to make your ideas inspire and enthrall the reader. In this episide we hear from: Professor Devi Sridhar (public health expert and author), Dr Mya-Rose Craig (ornithologist and campaigner) and Professor David Runciman (academic and journalist). /episode/index/show/ninedotsprize/id/24395010

Where can you find inspiration? 07/15/2022

Where can you find inspiration? This is a podcast for anyone interested in applying for the Nine Dots Prize, or interested in creative non-fiction writing more generally. In this episode, we will be exploring one of the key challenges in any piece of writing - inspiration; how to get creative ideas and how to get these down on paper. We talk with three successful writers about where they find their inspirations: Stella Duffy (writer and psychotherapist), Helen Czerski (physicist and broadcaster), and Urvashi Butalia (publisher and writer). /episode/index/show/ninedotsprize/id/23753756

Nine Dots Prize Podcast 11/01/2020

Nine Dots Prize Podcast This episode looks at how writers seek to persuade their readers that their subject is a worthy one and that their ideas and solutions are valuable. /episode/index/show/ninedotsprize/id/16633871

Nine Dots Prize Podcast 10/01/2020

Nine Dots Prize Podcast The Nine Dots Prize is a prize for creative thinking and writing about contemporary social issues. /episode/index/show/ninedotsprize/id/16233272

Nine Dots Prize podcast 12/12/2018

Nine Dots Prize podcast The Nine Dots Prize is a prize for creative thinking that tackles contemporary societal issues. The aim of the Prize is to promote, encourage and engage innovative thinking to address problems facing the modern world. We hope to encourage entries from as wide a range of people and perspectives as possible. This podcast talks with three experts about why diversity and inclusion is important for both the Prize and society more generally. We talk to Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, who is co-founder and publishing director of Cassava Republic Press, and is a Nine Dots Prize Board member. Lee Hall discusses drawing on personal experiences to write Billy Elliot and The Pitman Painters. And Lopa Patel outlines why she co-founded Diversity UK that advocates for improving diversity and inclusion in all walks of life. /episode/index/show/ninedotsprize/id/7890980

Nine Dots Prize podcast 10/03/2018

Nine Dots Prize podcast

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