Travel Writing Competition Open To Bloggers

The British Guild of Travel Writers is running its annual Travel Writing Competition for new writers, in association with Traveller magazine.

The competition, now in its third year, is designed to encourage new travel writing talent and is open to all (English language) writers aged over 18 who have not been published in the travel field. Entrants should submit an 800-word article on the theme A Revealing Journey.

The first prize is a travel writing holiday course with the Travellers’ Tales training agency for travel writing and travel photography, in one of the course’s inspiring locations such as the colourful souks of Marrakech, the Berber villages of the Atlas Mountains, the vibrant streets of Istanbul or the flamboyant Moorish cities of Andalusia.

The second prize is a one-year membership of Wexas, the Traveller’s Club, worth £85 (US$131). The winner will also be given a £50 (US$77) travel voucher to put towards a booking with Wexas.

Third prize your choice of 10 travel guides from leading guidebook publisher Frommer’s.

“We want to foster new talent,” says BGTW member and competition judge Sarah Lee.

Whether you’re an aspiring professional travel writer or an enthusiastic traveller who enjoys writing, this is your opportunity to showcase your talent by bringing a revealing journey to life through your words.
The competition is open to all aspiring travel writers who have not had their work commissioned by online or print titles. We'd therefore love to see entries from travel bloggers as there's a lot of story-telling talent online.

The deadline for entries is the end of this month (31st Jan). Winners will be announced on March 6, 2012 at a prize ceremony during the launch of the British Guild of Travel Writers’ Yearbook 2012, attended by hundreds of the UK’s top travel writers, photographers and travel industry representatives.

Full competition details here.

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(Declaration of Interest: I am Vice-Chairman of the BGTW.)