Congratulations to the winners in the four categories! Full details and report here: Yeovil Literary Prize 2020 Results.
The May 2021 YCAA book group reads are 'Warlight' by Michael Ondaatje and 'The Midnight Library' by Matt Haig.
For more information, see the Yeovil Community Arts Association News page.
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: | Hellie Ogden, of Janklow & Nesbit, literary agents |
| Prizes: | 1st £1250 2nd £300 3rd £125 |
| Entry Fee: | £14.50 |
| Category 2 | Short Story |
| Requirement: | Maximum 2,000 words |
| Professional Judge: | Ayisha Malik, award-winning author of children’s and adult’s novels |
| Prizes: | 1st £600 2nd £250 3rd £125 |
| Entry Fee: | £8 |
| Category 3 | Poetry |
| Requirement: | Maximum of 40 Lines |
| Professional Judge: | Sean Borodale, creative writer and award-winning poet |
| Prizes: | 1st £600 2nd £250 3rd £125 |
| Entry Fee: | £5 |
| Category 4 | Writing Without Restrictions |
| Requirement: | You write it – we’ll read it. Details are in your category Rules |
| Professional Judge: | Steve Voake, Senior Lecturer for Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and Arvon courses |
| 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.