Congratulations to the winner Cody Southern, with our two runners up being Imogen Teare and Edith Clarke. There were also seven Highly Commended stories. All 10 winners received Waterstones book tokens, with their winning stories being displayed in the children’s section of Yeovil Waterstones.
Congratulations to the winners in the four categories! Full details and report here: Yeovil Literary Prize 2017 Results.
Novel Category :
FIRST PRIZE - Beena Kamlani
SECOND PRIZE - Gabriel Griffin
THIRD PRIZE - Kelly Van Nelson
VERY HIGHLY COMMENDED - Jackie Bateman
Short Story Category :
FIRST PRIZE - Gillian Brown
SECOND PRIZE - Jez Hodesdon
THIRD PRIZE - Lindsay Fisher
Poetry Category :
FIRST PRIZE - Django Wylie
SECOND PRIZE - Alice Herve
THIRD PRIZE - Elizabeth Tate
Writing Without Restrictions :
FIRST PRIZE - Marion Molteno
SECOND PRIZE - Lisa Clark
THIRD PRIZE - Peter Burgham
Organised by the Yeovil Community Arts Association, this is your opportunity to enter four very different categories of writing. Aspiring writers throughout the world should enter this prestigious writing competition.
| Category 1 | Novel |
| Requirement: | Synopsis and Opening Chapters (combined maximum 15,000 words) |
| Professional Judge: | Annie Barrows is an American author of books for both children and adults. A highly respected novelist. |
| Prizes: | 1st £1000 2nd £250 3rd £100 |
| Entry Fee: | £12 |
| Category 2 | Short Story |
| Requirement: | Maximum 2,000 words |
| Professional Judge: | Victoria Hislop is a writer who lives in England and Greece. She is respected for her novels and short stories, attracting a huge readership. |
| Prizes: | 1st £500 2nd £200 3rd £100 |
| Entry Fee: | £7 |
| Category 3 | Poetry |
| Requirement: | Maximum of 40 Lines |
| Professional Judge: | Katie Donovan, renowned Irish poet. Winner of many awards. |
| Prizes: | 1st £500 2nd £200 3rd £100 |
| Entry Fee: | £7 one poem; £10 for two; £12 for three |
| Category 4 | Writing Without Restrictions |
| Requirement: | You write it – we’ll read it. Details are at end of General Rules |
| Professional Judge: | Michael Jecks, prolific author, and especially medieval mysteries. |
| Prizes: | 1st £200 2nd £100 3rd £50 |
| Entry Fee: | £5 |
| Local Prize | Western Gazette Best Local Writer Award |
| Requirement: | for a short-listed entry by author living in Western Gazette distribution area. |
| Professional Judge: | The Yeovil Community Arts Association committee |
| Prize: | £100 |
The writing competition runs from 1st January and closes on 31st May each year.