E: 15/06 Win a Holiday (Written Effort)

OnceUponADream

http://www.bradtguides.com/travelwriting (scroll down to register)



How to enter

The competition is open to all writers resident in the UK, published or unpublished. The theme this year is ‘A Close Encounter...’ and entries must be based on personal experience relating to the theme. Minimum length is 600 words, maximum length is 800 words.

The competition opens on 15th April 2012 and the closing date for entries to reach us is noon on Friday 15 June 2012.



The Prizes

The main prize, open to both previously published and unpublished entrants, is two places on a holiday to Abruzzo, donated by Railbookers, departing before the end of September 2013. Abruzzo is located in central Italy and stretches from the heart of the Apennines to the Adriatic Sea, allowing visitors the chance to explore both coastal gems and mountain hideaways. Railbookers specialise in tailor-made holidays and city breaks throughout Europe and beyond. Their portfolio of holidays combines hotels with rail travel and offers complete freedom to choose where to go and when. Their list of Italian destinations includes principal cities as well as places that are more off the beaten track.

The itinerary for the prize holiday includes one night at the 4-star Hotel Internazionale Bologna followed by 5 nights at the 4-star Castello Chiola – a stately castle on top of a hill nestled within the medieval town of Loreto Aprutino. The prize includes breakfast, Avis group B car hire for 5 days, return flights from London to Bologna with British Airways and a return train from Bologna to Pescara.

There is also a prize just for unpublished writers. This is a place on any travel-writing weekend in 2012 or 2013 run by Travellers' Tales, https://www.travellerstales.org. The prize does not include transport to the destination.



The Judges

The competition judges will include Hilary Bradt, Donald Greig and Adrian Phillips of Bradt Travel Guides, Jonathan Lorie of Travellers’ Tales and Ben Ross, Head of Travel, The Independent on Sunday. The final winners will be announced at an event held at Stanfords, the UK’s leading travel bookshop.

http://www.stanfords.co.uk/Articles/Sections/Quizzes-and-competitions/Travel-writing-competition_ARTICLE521.htm?ne=AAAAAA== (to aid searching)

Amilucky?

Apologies for bumping!

for dupe spotting purposes this comp is also on the Stanfords web site
http://www.stanfords.co.uk/Articles/Sections/Quizzes-and-competitions/Travel-writing-competition_ARTICLE521.htm?

Best of Luck