[Nfbkabs] student writing contest: TransitionsAbroad.com

[Joe Orozco]

Student Writing Contest Guidelines

TransitionsAbroad.com hosts an annual student writing contest for all
currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students, students who have 
graduated
within the past year, and students currently on leave from school are 
eligible.
For this year's contest, the winning student submission will be awarded 
$500,
the second place winner will be awarded $150, and the third place winner 
$100
. All winning pieces will be published on the TransitionsAbroad.com website.
Runner-up winners will be awarded $50 and will be published on
TransitionsAbroad.com.

The title "Transitions" is meant to suggest the changes in perception and
understanding, as well as in place, that result from cultural immersion 
travel.
Transitions Abroad has long featured regular Student to Student Advice, 
Student
Participant Reports, Internships Abroad and Student Volunteer Service
Learning articles, where students share information and experience with 
other
students contemplating educational travel abroad, whether formal study 
abroad,
internships, volunteering, or short-term work abroad.

What We Are Looking For in the Student Writing Contest

Think about what you were looking for when you were planning to travel 
abroad
as a student:
What did you need to know?
Once you were abroad, what did you wish you had known before you left?
Since you returned, how have you been able to fit what you did and learned
abroad into your life—academic, career, and otherwise?
Think of yourself as an adviser or counselor and your reader as a student
like yourself before you decided to study abroad.
Be specific: Vague and flowery evocations of the place(s) you were and what 
a
wonderful time you had there are not helpful to someone preparing for his or
her own trip.

If you write about your experience as a student with a specific program,
remember that the appropriateness of the program depends upon the 
individual. If
you write about one program or independent activity, please provide a list 
of
similar programs or opportunities you researched for your reader to choose 
from.

Emphasize essential practical information such as how you selected a program
or arranged your own independent study or job or internship.
Optionally provide photographs which will help evoke what you experienced
abroad.


Word Count
1,000-3,000 words.

Student Writing Contest Deadline

The Contest begins January 1st, 2007, and all entries must be received by
March 10th, 2008. Transitions Abroad Publishing, Inc. will require 
first-time
North American rights for all submissions which are accepted as contest 
winners
and for publication. In addition, Transitions Abroad Publishing, Inc. will
reserve the right to reprint the story in a future publication. The writer 
may
republish the unedited submission as desired after initial publication on
TransitionsAbroad.com.
Winners will be chosen on or about March 15th, 2008 and notified by phone,
mail, or e-mail by April 1, 2008 for publication by April 15th, 2008 to 
allow
time for payment.
Student Writing Contest Terms

There is no entry fee required for submissions.
Decisions of the judges are final.
Transitions Abroad Publishing, Inc. is not responsible for late, lost,
misdirected, incomplete, or illegible e-mail or for any computer-related, 
online, or
technical malfunctions that may occur in the submission process.
Submissions are considered void if illegible, incomplete, damaged, 
irregular,
altered, counterfeit, produced in error, or obtained through fraud or theft.
Submissions will be considered made by an authorized account holder of the
e-mail address submitted at time of entry.
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners – along with any other runners-up 
accepted
for publication – will be paid by Transitions Abroad Publishing, Inc. either
by check orPaypal as preferred by the author.
All federal, state, and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the
Contest winners.


Format
Typed in Microsoft Word and sent by e-mail to
webeditor(at)TransitionsAbroad.com (replace (at) with @)
Your name and your email address must be on document.
Cover sheet
Please provide a cover page with your name and contact information (address,
email address, telephone number), your college or university, and your year 
in
school or year that you graduated or expect to graduate. If you traveled on
your own, list the countries and dates and what you did (worked, backpacked,
etc.) If you traveled with a program, list the program name and institution, 
and
the dates. Include your current and permanent address, your current and
permanent phone number, and e-mail address if applicable. Include a short
biographical note (hometown, major, etc.).
Send to
Send electronically as an attached MS Word file to
webeditor(at)TransitionsAbroad.com (replace (at) with @)
If you cannot attach as MS Word file, then paste the article into an email
message.
* Please do not send a hard copy submission by mail, as it will not be
judged.