"Be a Travel Writer" Contest from Viscape.com
A Contest for Those Who Have Always Wanted to Write About Travelling
Aug 11, 2009
For Viscape's "Be a Travel Writer Contest," the question is asked, "Ever wanted to be a travel writer?"
A contest for those who:
- Have dreamt about travelling the world and getting paid to write about their travels?
- Have wanted to share their travel stories, pictures and videos and get recognition from a global audience?
- Have wanted to go some place exotic like Belize or close to home like the Outer Banks and stay in a cool vacation home.
Viscape offers this opportunity – a chance to win an experience of being a travel writer and at winning a trip that one can “write home about..
The "Be a Travel Writer Contest," Requirements:
Watch the video to get the details about the contest.
Write a review of a place where one has travelled on vacation in 250 words or less. It can be funny. It can tell a story, But most importantly, the experience should be entertaining. It must be authentic and told from one's own point of view. It is recommended to include pictures and videos of the trip to help share the story, but this is not necessary to win.
Watch the tutorial to learn how to write a review.
The Prizes
1st place: All expenses paid for as a travel writer to Belize or Key West
The grand prize 1st place winner will get to go to Key West or Belize and stay in a resort condo or vacation home. This is an all-expenses-paid trip where the winner will experience being a travel writer in a destination. Or one can either enjoy the the trip as a vacation or make it a workation, where one can work with the media and write about the area. There will be many opportunities to write stories and create videos of the experience. Viscape will assist with working with local and international media to get the winner recognized and published.
2nd place: Housing and meal expenses paid for experience as a travel writer to an East Coast destination (examples listed below)
The second place winner will get to stay in a vacation home or condo at an east coast destination. (Housing and some meals included). The destination might be: Cape Cod/Nantucket, Outer Banks, Miami or the Hamptons. This person can either enjoy this as a vacation or create a career opportunity as a travel writer. If one chooses the latter, there will be the opportunity to write stories and work with the media in a similar manner as the grand prize winner!
How to Get Contest Updates
There are 3 ways to get contest updates – the contest page, the “My Sweet Viscape blog or the monthly newsletter. Please track these for updates.
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