Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature
Opportunity description
The Yeovil Community Arts Association organizes a literary competition open to entrants aged 16 and over. The competition has five categories:
- Novel – Synopsis and Opening Chapters (combined maximum 10,000 words).
- Short Story – Maximum 2,000 words.
- Poetry – Maximum of 40 Lines.
- Children’s and Young Adult Novel – First 3,000 words plus a 500-word synopsis.
- Writing Without Restrictions – For work that does not fall into the normal competition categories.
Entries must NOT have been previously self-published, broadcast, or accepted for publication. Entries may have appeared online, but NOT in any commercial online form.
Entry fees:
- Novel: \u00a318.50
- Short Story: \u00a310.50
- Poetry: \u00a38 per poem
- Children’s and Young Adult Novel: \u00a315.60
- Writing Without Restrictions: \u00a310
Prizes:
- Novel: 1st \u00a31350; 2nd \u00a3450; 3rd \u00a3200
- Short Story: 1st \u00a3625; 2nd \u00a3275; 3rd \u00a3150
- Poetry: 1st \u00a3625; 2nd \u00a3250; 3rd \u00a3150
- Children’s and Young Adult Novel: 1st \u00a3625; 2nd \u00a3275; 3rd \u00a3150
- Writing Without Restrictions: 1st \u00a3275; 2nd \u00a3150; 3rd \u00a3100
Eligibility criteria
Entrants must be 16 years or over. Entries must NOT have been previously self-published, broadcast, or accepted for publication. Entries may have appeared online, but NOT in any commercial online form.