Writing Competitions

The Guardian summer holiday travel writing competition: the winners are announced!

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The Guardian summer holiday travel writing competition winners have been announced and you can read the best 50 stories – five winners and 45 runner-ups – on the paper’s website. 1300 stories were submitted. I actually expected they might have received more entries. Perhaps the thought of an editor cutting the stories from 500 to … Read more about The Guardian summer holiday travel writing competition: the winners are announced!

The Guardian summer holiday travel writing competition: a lesson in the harsh realities of travel writing

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The Guardian’s travel section is running a Summer Holiday Travel Writing Competition which for its runner-ups will also provide a very real (and for some, painful) introduction to the travel publishing industry and the role of the editor. Readers are asked to submit 500 words about their holiday and what made it special, providing as … Read more about The Guardian summer holiday travel writing competition: a lesson in the harsh realities of travel writing