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 - Answering questions (02/2026) (video version)
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 answering questions, where you start, how to find a way in to a topic, and what our Board think about when they are judging the answers submitted to the Nine Dots Prize.
We hear from three of our Prize winners, Dr Annie Zaidi, Trish Lorenz and Dr Joanna Kusiak, along with Board member Dr Linda Yueh CBE (University of Oxford/ London Business School) in the studio.
You can find a transcript of this podcast here: https://ninedotsprize.org/transcript-of-nine-dots-podcast-10-answering-questions-02-2026/.
1 Oct 2026
Nine Dots Prize podcast - Answering questions (02/2026) (audio version)
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 answering questions, where you start, how to find a way in to a topic, and what our Board think about when they are judging the answers submitted to the Nine Dots Prize.
We hear from three of our Prize winners, Dr Annie Zaidi, Trish Lorenz and Dr Joanna Kusiak, along with Board member Dr Linda Yueh CBE (University of Oxford/ London Business School) in the studio.
You can find a transcript of this podcast here: https://ninedotsprize.org/transcript-of-ni…uestions-02-2026/.
18 Aug 2026
Nine Dots Prize podcast - Asking Questions (01/26) (video version)
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 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 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, and Professors J Jarpa Dawuni (Howard University) and Riccardo Rebonato (EDHEC Business School) online.
A transcript of this episode can be found here: https://ninedotsprize.org/transcript-of-nine-dots-prize-podcast-9-answering-questions-01-2026/.
17 Aug 2026
Nine Dots Prize podcast - Asking Questions (01/26)
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.
6 Sept 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).
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Michael Rosen
writer, poet and broadcaster
16 Sept 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).
15 Jul 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).
1 Nov 2020
Nine Dots Prize Podcast
The Nine Dots Prize is a prize for creative thinking and writing about contemporary social issues. The aim of the Prize is to promote, encourage and engage innovative thinking to address problems facing the modern world.
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.
In this episode we talk to: Eva Wolfangel, science journalist and Nine Dots Prize Board member; Philip Collins, journalist and political speechwriter; and Onjali Rauf, campaigner and children's writer.
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