Aloha wahines and kanes! This is the last week to submit your story for our Hawaii-themed travel writing contest sponsored by the Big Island Visitors Bureau.
Grand Prize is 5 nights at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa on Hawaii Island including lots of extras. You can see the full description here. 3 Category Winners will receive a pair of La Paz sandals from KEEN Footwear.
How to enter
- Write a non-fiction travel story based on one (or more) of your favorite Hawaiian islands. The story can take place on an island or be about the island. (And, yes, you can enter more than once!) Make sure your story fits one category: Earth, Sea or Sky.
- Submit your travel story before 11:59 p.m., September 14, 2012
Nancy Mueller is reading through all of our stories and here’s what she had to say about entries:
“When I read travel writing, I want to be transported, taken along on a journey. I want the writer to tell me a story with a beginning, middle and end. Lush, lyrical writing is admirable, but if it doesn’t go anywhere, it remains lush, lyrical writing. In the end, it’s the story that captivates readers and leaves a lasting impression. A great travel story elicits an emotional reaction from the reader — laughter, tears — an emotional investment in the outcome. Keep a lively pace, add characters we care about, present a conflict and show (don’t tell) us how the protagonist overcomes the odds and succeeds.
After you write your story, ask yourself: why should the reader, care about your story?”
Don’t forget to follow @HawaiiBigIsland @MarriottHawaii @KEEN and @Wanderluster on Twitter and to head over to Facebook and Like these folks at Hawaii Island, Marriott Hawaii, KEEN, and Wanderlust and Lipstick.
So… yup, we’re accepting contest submissions through September 14, 2012 and the winners will be announced in early October, 2012!
Tell your friends. Get at that keyboard. And Good Luck! OH, and here’s the link again so you can submit your story.
Sponsored by the Big Island Visitors Bureau.
Pomaika`i and Mahalo!
Beth
Related links:
Contest Details
Submission Guidelines
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Prize Info
La Paz Sandals from KEEN
Hawaii Travel Writing Contest FAQ’s
Wanderlust and Lipstick Terms & Conditions
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