The Children’s 500-word Short Story Competition organised by Siobhan Casson of the YCAA has proved to be such a success that we are planning on doing it again next year. The standard of imagination, vocabulary and story-telling was exceptional this year. A budding author, winner Harry from Keinton Mandeville Primary school thrilled the judges with…
This month, the book group chatted about ‘Still Life’ by Sarah Winman and ‘The Lamplighters’ by Emma Stonex.
The Helen Laxton School of Dance has once again supported the YCAA by donating £500 from their Everybody Dance 2022 show. It was a pleasure to see young dancers fulfilling their dreams by dancing on the fabulous stage of the Octagon Theatre, Yeovil. Helen has been teaching dance and performing arts for something like 30…
Thank you to all the local pupils who entered this year’s Children’s Short Story competition. We’ve really enjoyed reading your work. The Winners The winner is a Year 5 pupil from Keinton Mandeville Primary School and the two runners up are pupils attending Birchfield Primary School (Year 5) and Preston C of E Primary School…
An update from the YCAA book club’s latest reads by Liz.
The deadline for this year’s children’s writing competition has been extended until Friday 25th March 2022.
The YCAA and Western Gazette pre-Christmas Mini-Saga writing competition was once again a popular challenge for established writers and for those of you who attempted it for the first time. This year the word to play with – ‘HOLD’ – has so many uses in our language that it can be used, as playwrights and…
Details of the 2022 Children’s Writing Competition for young wordsmiths in South Somerset have been announced.
Yeovil Literary Prize launches with new category for children and young adult novels.
The YCAA and Western Gazette newspaper launch their annual flash fiction prize.
On Wednesday 24 November, join us for a festive evening of performances by talented local people.
YCAA has held a celebrated this year’s Yeovil Literary Prize winners with a Yeovil Literary Festival event.
Excitement is growing in the build up to the 2021 Yeovil Literary Festival, which starts on Thursday 28 October.
Novel, poetry and short story prize winners will feature in this Yeovil Literary Festival event.
YCAA members can claim discounts on some 2021 Yeovil Literary Festival tickets.
Join us and Waterstones for this year’s Good Book Winners Debate.
Titles shortlisted for the 2021 Yeovil Literary Prize have been announced.
The YCAA is delighted to announce the return of two of its most popular annual events.
Titles longlisted for the 2021 Yeovil Literary Prize have been announced.
The YCAA is looking for new volunteers to continue its work in South Somerset.
Congratulations to the winners of our children’s writing competition.
Applications for this year’s YCAA sponsorship grants must arrive by Saturday 31/07/2021.
An important update for entrants to the 2021 international Yeovil Literary Prize.
A former Yeovil Literary Prize winner’s book is due for publication in September.
The closing date for this year’s international Yeovil Literary Prize has been extended to Friday 31st May 2021.
YCAA is delighted to announce a competition for young writers in years 4, 5 and 6.
‘HOPE’ was the theme for our most recent mini-saga writing competition.
We are delighted to announce the launch of the 2020 YCAA and Western Gazette newspaper mini-saga writing competition.
YCAA is delighted to announce the winners of its 2020 Yeovil International Literary Prize.
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 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.
The YCAA and the Western Gazette have launched the annual 50 word Mini Saga writing competition for 2020.
The full programme of Yeovil Literary Festival events for 2019 is now available! FInd out more on the Festival website.
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.
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.
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.
