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Helen Fielding Launches Bridget Jones Prize for Northern Comedy Writing

The author has launched a competition seeking the funniest 1,000-word diary-style piece from writers in northern England.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 21 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 21 Oct 2026. BBC Entertainment published first, on 21 October at 10:45 UTC; The Guardian Culture followed 25h 02m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Culture, appeared on 22 October at 11:46 UTC.

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  1. Helen Fielding launches Bridget Jones prize for northern comedy writing The Guardian Culture ·
  2. Author Helen Fielding launches award to find the next Bridget Jones's Diary BBC Entertainment

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