2012 will be our ninth year of the Yeovil Literary Prize. This highly successful international writing competition has become very popular with aspiring writers and is acknowledged by agents and publishers. Writers of every calibre and covering all genres are welcome to enter.

The Novel category, in particular, is very popular as novelists are not often catered for. It allows writers to demonstrate their talent and commitment to the craft of fiction that writing a novel entails. The Betty Bolingbroke-Kent Award for novels provides a rare opportunity for aspiring novelists.

The standard and number of entries for the Short Story and Poetry categories also continues to impress. If anything, we found last year it was even higher, covering a plethora of subjects. We are currently preparing our first Anthology which will be available next Spring, so keep looking at our website on www.yeovilprize.co.uk for the date of publication.

There are two ways to enter, by using the postal system, or online using PayPal; its ease of use has encouraged a significant increase in entries. We look forward to even more this year when our writing contest opens on 1st January 2012.

The judging teams commissioned by the Yeovil Literary Prize consist of professional, experienced and successful writers whose comments reflect the worth and potential of the leading entries.

We welcome our judges for 2012.

Sophie Hannah , who is the author of many books for children, collections of poetry and several psychological crime novels, will judge the Novel category

Sue Freestone, who has a wealth of experience in the publishing world, will judge our Short Story category

Multi-talented Louis de Bernières, who writes poetry, novels and short stories, will judge our Poetry category.

The Yeovil Literary Prize was established to stimulate interest in all literary pursuits, as it fundraises for the Yeovil Community Arts Association. The YCAA is now able to provide real support by sponsoring local talented people in their studies for the arts, and to bringing cultural events to Yeovil. The Yeovil Community Arts Association is a Registered Charity (no. 299372).

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The 2012 Yeovil Literary Prize f ees are:-

Novel		£11
Short Story		£6
Poetry	One Poem	£6
	Two Poems	£9
	Three Poems	£11

2011 Anthology now available!
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Here are some success stories of past winners. Sophie Duffy's popular Generation Game has been published and is selling well. Jackie Gingell, who wrote Ee Aye Adeyo (the farmer wants a wife) has enjoyed success with her first novel. Terri Armstrong, winner in 2010, with her novel Standing Water is now published by Pewter Rose Press. Babs Morton, whose novel Mrs Jones came second in 2011, has published on Kindle with some outstanding success. Kate Kelly is currently awaiting publication with her winning young-adult novel.