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The Independent on Sunday
Travel-writing Competition 2007
For 2007 the competition visits the theme of ‘A chance encounter’ combined with an essential strong emphasis on travel. As the number and quality of entries has grown so prizes have become commensurately more tempting. This year’s winner will see their entry published in The Independent on Sunday and receive a further 1,200 word travel commission. The inspiration for their new copy will be found in the third aspect of their prize, an exotic 7-night holiday for two in Sri Lanka featuring luxury accommodation at Vil Uyana, Sigiriya, the Lighthouse Hotel & Spa, Galle, Tropical Villas, Beruwala and Ayurveda Pavillions, Negombo, courtesy of Sri Lankan Airlines and Jetwing Hotels and Travels.The competition is open to all writers, published or unpublished, and invites submissions not exceeding 800 words. For the first time the competition also includes a further prize category specifically for unpublished writers. In this new category First prize of a place on a creative-writing course in Granada, Spain, has been provided by Travellers’ Tales, the UK's leading training agency for travel writing and photography (www.travellerstales.org).A previous winner Sara Evans reports: ‘Winning a competition like this helped fast-forward my career. I now regularly write for the broadsheets as well as international publications.’
Entries are to be judged by the editorial staff at Bradt Travel Guides and the travel editor of The Independent on Sunday. The final winners will be selected by Douglas Schatz, managing director of the UK’s leading travel bookshop, Stanfords, and the closing date for entries is Tuesday 17 April 2007. Shortlisted entrants will be invited to a prize-giving ceremony held at Stanfords in London on Tuesday 17 July. For further information see www.bradtguides.com
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