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 as questions, why questions are important, how to come up with questions that we want to research and write about, and how the Board picks questions that they feel will contribute to future discussion and debate.
We hear from three of our brilliant Board members, Dr Linda Yueh CBE (University of Oxford/ London Business School) in the studio, along with Professors J Jarpa Dawuni (Howard University) and Riccardo Rebonato (EDHEC Business School) online.
You can find a transcript of this podcast here: https://ninedotsprize.org/transcript-of-nine-dots-prize-podcast-9-answering-questions-01-2026/.

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).

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

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).

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).