February 8, 2011
Travel Writing Contest Will Take Winner on 22-Day Assignment in Turkey
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 2 MIN.
SYDNEY, Australia - WorldNomads.com
Candidates, 18 and older, can be journalism students, emerging and non-professional writers or even lovers of travel looking for a career change. Applications will be accepted until the March 28, 2011 deadline.
One person will be selected to travel, all-expenses paid, to Istanbul to work with Terry Richardson
Prior to meeting and working with Richardson, the winner will enjoy immersion into Turkish culture. BikeHike Adventures
For complete details and easy online entry please visit http://journals.worldnomads.com/scholarships/story/67204/Worldwide/Travel-Writing-Scholarship-2011. The winner will be announced on April 28. Travel will take place from June 7 to June 28, 2011.
Entrants must have a high degree of proficiency in written English, be comfortable doing some travel on their own, be at least 18 years old, have a current passport and be an exceptional writer with a lust for adventure travel and a burning desire to be a professional travel writer.
To apply, entrants will be asked to write a maximum 500-word travel-focused essay based on a personal experience around one of the following themes: Responsible Travel, Journey in an Unknown Culture or My Big Adventure.
The winner of the scholarship contest, along with the best entries received will be published on the WorldNomads.com website
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Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.