We recognise that for many people considering entering the Nine Dots Prize it will be the first time they have ever thought about writing a book proposal. So here are some helpful tips from Chris Harrison, Publishing Director at Cambridge University Press: Focus on your big idea The judges for the prize do not […]
The Nine Dots Prize welcomes responses that draw on a range of perspectives and disciplines. Steven Connor, Nine Dots Prize Board member and Director of the Centre for Research in Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), talks about the benefits of taking an interdisciplinary approach to tackling the big issues of our times. Since […]
Jane Tinkler (Nine Dots Prize) Welcome to this podcast – the next in our series that we hope will support and inspire anyone who’s getting ready to enter the Nine Dots Prize – or who just wants to think about how to make their writing more effective. I’m Jane Tinkler, Senior Manager for the […]
Jane Tinkler (Nine Dots Prize) Hello, and welcome to this podcast for anyone considering applying for the Nine Dots Prize. I’m Jane Tinkler, Senior Manager for the Prize, and we’re looking for entries that will really stand out and engage readers. So, we’ve asked three successful writers to share some of their ideas, experience and […]
A key measure of sophistication in a field is one’s ability to make fine distinctions in qualitative properties important to that field. For example, we know a Sommelier is good if she can make a distinction between, say, the taste profiles of a 1985 versus 1986 Bordeaux – two very good years but each with […]
Jane Tinkler (Nine Dots Prize) Hello, and welcome to this podcast for anyone considering applying for the Nine Dots Prize, or interested in writing non-fiction more generally. I’m Jane Tinkler, Senior Manager for the Nine Dots Prize, and this year we’re looking for entries that will really stand out. One of the challenges is to […]
