Bilal is thinking about applying for the $10,000 Liminal and Pantera Press Prize, due in a month, and he takes the chance to pick Kevin's brain about 3 ideas he has for the nonfiction prize. If you're a writer, looking to get recognition for your work (and get paid for it!) follow along this episode as Bilal talks through his creative writing process, what he keeps in mind in the brainstorming process, and how testing the ideas against another writer (in this case Kevin!) makes your work better. We totally encourage you to submit to this prize, alongside Bilal. You just need to be living in Australia, and identify as a First Nations Person, or a Person of Colour. But also if you win you owe Bilal lunch :)Hope this helps!Badgered is a podcast all about being a creative writer living and working in Western Sydney. We share our creative writing online, and we record our writing process so you can follow along and get tips for your own work.You can email us on [email protected] if you've got any enquiries, want to give us some encouragement, or want to share any work that we inspired you to write!

Important Links :)Link to the Liminal Prize - https://www.liminalmag.com/prizes-fellowships/liminal-pantera-press-nonfiction-prizeJohn Mulaney 'Horse in a hospital' stand-up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhkZMxgPxXUBaader–Meinhof phenomenon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusionPatrick Rothfuss - The Name of the Wind - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186074.The_Name_of_the_WindMitch Albom - The Five People You Meet in Heaven - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3431.The_Five_People_You_Meet_in_Heaven