YCAA Book Club Update – September 2021
The September update from Elaine of the YCAA Book Club.
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Members Claim Literary Festival Discounts
YCAA members can claim discounts on some 2021 Yeovil Literary Festival tickets.
Waterstones & YCAA Good Book Winners Debate
Waterstones and the YCAA is encouraging enthusiastic readers to join them on Thursday 30th September 2021 for the Good Book Winners Debate.
Literary Prize Shortlist Announced
Titles shortlisted for the 2021 Yeovil Literary Prize have been announced.
Events are Back!
The YCAA is delighted to announce the return of two of its most popular annual events, the Good Book Winners Debate, in association with Waterstones, and the Winter Impromptu.
Literary Prize Longlist Announced
Titles longlisted for the 2021 Yeovil Literary Prize have been announced.
YCAA Book Club Update – Together Again!
This month, the Book Club were delighted to meet face-to-face for the first time this year.
YCAA Needs You!
The YCAA is looking for new volunteers to continue its work in South Somerset and the surrounding area.
Young Writers Excel in YCAA Competition
Congratulations to the winners of our children’s writing competition.
Grant Applications Open Until 31/07/2021
Applications for this year’s YCAA sponsorship grants must arrive by Saturday 31/07/2021.
Yeovil Literary Prize – Important Dates
An important update for entrants to the 2021 international Yeovil Literary Prize.
New YCAA Book Club Reads Announced
The YCAA Book Club dates for late 2021 have been announced, along with the books we will be reading.
YLP Winner’s Novel Published
A former Yeovil Literary Prize winner’s book is due for publication in September.
YCAA Book Club Update – April 2021
Author Tracey Gemmell joined the YCAA Book Club meeting this month.
Yeovil Literary Prize Update
The closing date for this year’s international Yeovil Literary Prize has been extended to Friday 31st May 2021.
Special Guest to join April Book Club
YCAA Book Club welcomes a special guest in April, Tracey Gemmel, author of ‘Dunster’s Calling’.
YCAA Book Club Update – March 2021
There were lively discussions about this month’s reads at the YCAA Book Club! Find out what people thought in Elaine’s March update.
Free Writing Competition for Children Announced
YCAA is delighted to announce a competition for young writers in years 4, 5 and 6. Inspired by the hope we feel for better times to come, the competition theme is ‘Now We Are Free’. Stories should be up to 500 words long and entry is free. The winners will be chosen by writer Tracey…
YCAA Book Club Update – February 2021
Welcome to the latest update from YCAA Book Club Co-ordinator Elaine! Book One: ‘Ladder to the Sky’ by John Boyne This month, our first book; ‘Ladder to the Sky’ introduced us to the most despicable main character any of the group could recall. Maurice Swift did not improve as he went through life and Tracey…
Mini-Saga Competition Winners
‘HOPE’ was the theme for our most recent mini-saga writing competition, and it was filled with hope which comes into our lives in so many guises. What we hope for isn’t necessarily what transpires, but in many ways, it leads us onwards. We had a tremendous response to this writing competition, which is always an…
YCAA Book Club 12/01/2021
Life throws us so many surprises – who would have thought a year ago that YCAA Book Club Co-Ordinator Elaine would be chatting to a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in her kitchen along with 23 other book lovers courtesy of Zoom!
Special Guest to Join January Book Club
On 12/01/2021, the YCAA Book Club will welcome special guest Damian Barr, author of ‘You will be Safe Here’.
YCAA Book Club 08/12/2020
Introducing an update on our latest Book Club get-together from Co-Ordinator Elaine. It is deeply comforting to read books that we are used to and that reinforce our feelings of security and happiness. Pushing our reading outside of personal comfort zones can be challenging, but this is precisely what Book Club is so very good…
2021 Book Club Dates Announced
The dates for next year’s book group meetings are now available.
Mini-Saga Competition 2020 Launched
We are delighted to announce the launch of the 2020 YCAA and Western Gazette newspaper mini-saga writing competition.
2020 Literary Prize Winners Announced
YCAA is delighted to announce the winners of its 2020 Yeovil International Literary Prize.
2019 Mini-Saga Winners Announced
The winners of the our annual Mini-Saga competition have been published in the 9th January 2020 edition of the Western Gazette newspaper.
Yeovil International Literary Prize 2020 Now Open!
Yeovil International Literary Prize is now open for entries. Organised by the Yeovil Community Arts Association and now in its 17th year, Yeovil International Literary Prize provides an opportunity to enter four very different categories.
Mini Saga Competition Now Open!
The YCAA and the Western Gazette have launched the annual 50 word Mini Saga writing competition for 2020.
Full Yeovil Literary Festival Programme Announced!
The full programme of Yeovil Literary Festival events for 2019 is now available! FInd out more on the Festival website.
Yeovil Literary Festival Dates 2019 Announced!
This year’s highly anticipated Yeovil Literary Festival will take place from Thursday 31/10/2019 to Monday 04/11/2019. A full calendar of events will be announced in August.
YCAA Grants to young people studying the arts
It’s hard having a dream to become a book illustrator, or be involved in film making, but with hard work and commitment and a little help from people like you who donate and the YCAA charity, it can be achieved.
2018 Fundraising and Donations Received
YCAA has received donations from Hazelgrove School, Helen Laxton Dance School and the Somerset School of Performing Arts, and Dance, Dance, Dance with The Dance Factory.