Congratulations to the winners in the four categories! Full details and report here: Yeovil Literary Prize 2019 Results.
Novel Category :
FIRST PRIZE - David Laws
SECOND PRIZE - Rue Baldry
THIRD PRIZE - Chloe Turner
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Monica Balt · David Hough
Short Story Category :
FIRST PRIZE - Christine Goodwin
SECOND PRIZE - Mildred Davidson
THIRD PRIZE - Clare Reddaway
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Valerie Hoare · Joan Wilson
Poetry Category :
FIRST PRIZE - Caroline Gilfillan
SECOND PRIZE - Ann Leahy
THIRD PRIZE - Aripi Menken
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Caroline Gilfillan · Stephen Boyce · Bob Newman · Susan Spiers
Writing Without Restrictions :
FIRST PRIZE - Lucy Bignall
SECOND PRIZE - Vanessa Lampert
THIRD PRIZE - Wendy Breckon
HIGHLY COMMENDED
David McVey · Maureen Osborne · Barbara Hawkins · Felicity Tessaro
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: | Paul Blezard, who is regarded as one of the most influential people in the world of literature and broadcasting. |
| Prizes: | 1st £1000 2nd £250 3rd £100 |
| Entry Fee: | £12 |
| Category 2 | Short Story |
| Requirement: | Maximum 2,000 words |
| Professional Judge: | Susan Sandon, Managing Director of Cornerstone, a division of Penguin Random House, and a Trustee of the Appledore Book Festival. |
| Prizes: | 1st £500 2nd £200 3rd £100 |
| Entry Fee: | £7 |
| Category 3 | Poetry |
| Requirement: | Maximum of 40 Lines |
| Professional Judge: | Caroline Gilfillan, winner of the 2019 Poetry category and renowned creative writer. |
| 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: | Jessica Axe, from Yeovil, who is Publisher at White Lion Publishing, part of The Quarto Group. |
| 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.