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The nove<\/strong>l:\u00a0 Short list judge Tracy Chevalier The short story:<\/strong>\u00a0 Short list judge Julia Churchill, The Greenhouse Literary Agency Poetry:<\/strong> Judge Neil Astley, Editor and MD Bloodaxe Books Closing date:\u00a0 31st May 2013, 23:59<\/p>\n Full information and details at www.yeovilprize.co.uk<\/p>\n (Postal address:\u00a0 Yeovil Literary Prize, The Octagon Theatre, Hendford, Yeovil, BA20 1UX)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are three categories: The novel:\u00a0 Short list judge Tracy Chevalier Synopsis and opening chapters (up to 15,000 words in total) Entry fee – \u00a311 for each novel submitted The short story:\u00a0 Short list judge Julia Churchill, The Greenhouse Literary Agency Up to a maximum of 2,000 words. 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\nSynopsis and opening chapters (up to 15,000 words in total)
\nEntry fee – \u00a311 for each novel submitted<\/p>\n
\nUp to a maximum of 2,000 words.
\nEntry fee – \u00a36 for each short story submitted<\/p>\n
\nA poem with a maximum of 40 lines.
\nEntry fee – \u00a36 for one poem, \u00a39 for two, \u00a311 for three<\/p>\n