The Yeovil Literary Prize international writing competition opens on 1st January 2024 and closes on 31st May 2024. Winners will be announced.

The Yeovil Literary Prize International Writing Competition 2024

The Yeovil Literary Prize international writing competition opens on 1st January 2024 and closes on 31st May 2024. Winners will be announced on their website on 30th September 2024

Entry Fees

Novel: £14.50

Short Story: £8

Poetry: £5 per poem

Children’s/Young Adult Novel: £12.50

Writing Without Restrictions: £6

There is only one possible way to enter the competition:

Online Entry

Submit your Work(s) Online, and pay the Fee Online

There are 3 stages to entering your Work(s) Online:

• You first Register your Name and Contact details with Yeovil Prize
• You may then submit your Work(s) by pasting your text into an Online form
• You then pay your entry Fee via PayPal, BACS or IBAN

Rules

By entering the Yeovil Literary Prize competition 2024, you agree to abide by the following rules:

• Entries must be the work of the entrant (who must be over 16), in English, (not translated into English) and must NOT have been previously self-published, broadcast, or accepted for publication.
• Entries may have appeared online, but NOT in any commercial online form (e.g. in a journal or magazine, or as part of a publication requiring payment to access.)
• Entries that have won or are currently shortlisted in other writing competitions DO qualify for entry.
• Copyright remains with the entrant. The entrant’s name must only appear on the entry form and not on the entry itself. If an entry does include the author’s name, it will be disqualified.
• Only ONE entry per Entry Form, BUT one payment may be made to cover multiple entries, including payment by PayPal, BACS/IBAN.
• A reference number is automatically allocated once an entry is submitted. All correspondence after submission must quote your Entry Reference Number (eg. 24/EC0….C00…./Z…).
• Word count for Novel entries is: In total - Synopsis and opening up to 10,000 words which should include up to 500 word Synopsis. A Synopsis is different to a blurb. Please add wordcount at end.
• No corrections will be accepted, or refunds given.
• The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. PORNOGRAPHY will be disqualified.
• The closing date for entries is the 31st May 2024. Longlisted entries will be shown on the website on 15th August. Shortlisted entries will be shown on 1st September.
• Winners will be notified by letter or email and the results published on the competition website (www.yeovilprize.co.uk) on 30th September 2024.
• Text should be double line spaced. N.B. The formatting changes after entry. This is to enable fairer judging on content alone.

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