Congratulations to the winners in the four categories! Full details and report here: Yeovil Literary Prize 2021 Results.
The September 2021 YCAA book group reads are 'You Don't Know Me' by Imran Mahmood and 'A Single Thread' by Tracey Chevalier.
For more information, see the Yeovil Community Arts Association News page.
Organised by the Yeovil Community Arts Association, this is your opportunity to enter five 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 10,000 words) |
| Professional Judge: | Barney Norris (Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature) |
| Prizes: | 1st £1250 2nd £300 3rd £125 |
| Entry Fee: | £14.50 |
| Category 2 | Short Story |
| Requirement: | Maximum 2,000 words |
| Professional Judge: | Nicholas Royle (Reader in Creative Writing at Manchester University) |
| Prizes: | 1st £600 2nd £250 3rd £125 |
| Entry Fee: | £8 |
| Category 3 | Poetry |
| Requirement: | Maximum of 40 Lines |
| Professional Judge: | Adjoua Parker (Writer and Poet of English-Ghanaian Heritage) |
| Prizes: | 1st £600 2nd £250 3rd £125 |
| Entry Fee: | £5 |
| Category 4 | Children’s and Young Adult Novel |
| Requirement: | First 3000 words plus a 500 word synopsis (May include one illustration) |
| Professional Judge: | Sharna Jackson (author who specialises in engaging young people) |
| Prizes: | 1st £600 2nd £250 3rd £125 |
| Entry Fee: | £12.50 |
| Category 5 | Writing Without Restrictions |
| Requirement: | You write it – we’ll read it. Details are in your category Rules |
| Professional Judge: | Hazel Prior (Best selling author) |
| Prizes: | 1st £250 2nd £125 3rd £75 |
| Entry Fee: | £6 |
| 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.