2019 COMPETITION UPDATE
The annual travel competitions that have been run on this site for the past four years will not take place this year. They should resume in 2020.
Instead, there will be an Authors Showcase that will run from April until September 2019.
This will offer an opportunity for authors, writers and poets to share their writing with a wider audience and receive feedback from readers and fellow-writers.
If there is enough support, the best contributions will be published in a book at the end of the year.
The theme for the Authors Showcase will be: Memorable Life Experiences.
More details will be provided as the April 1st start date approaches.
Instead, there will be an Authors Showcase that will run from April until September 2019.
This will offer an opportunity for authors, writers and poets to share their writing with a wider audience and receive feedback from readers and fellow-writers.
If there is enough support, the best contributions will be published in a book at the end of the year.
The theme for the Authors Showcase will be: Memorable Life Experiences.
More details will be provided as the April 1st start date approaches.
The public vote for the 2018 Travel Highlights Competition has now closed.
Many congratulations to the winners:
1st Flushed with Success by Barbara Hunt
2nd Just 24 hours - Paris to Amiens by Elizabeth Moore
3rd Vibrations by Syd Blackwell
Thanks to everybody who entered the competition and to those who voted.
Many congratulations to the winners:
1st Flushed with Success by Barbara Hunt
2nd Just 24 hours - Paris to Amiens by Elizabeth Moore
3rd Vibrations by Syd Blackwell
Thanks to everybody who entered the competition and to those who voted.
2018 TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS COMPETITION OPEN FOR ENTRIES
The 2018 Travel Highlights Competition starts on October 1st and we will be accepting entries for two months until November 30th (midnight UK).
Your travel highlight should be between 50 and 100 words (excluding title).
Please send your entry to [email protected] with a short bio and photo. The number of entries per author/writer will be limited to a maximum of five.
There will be prizes awarded for the Top 3 - $75(£60) / $50(£40) / $25 (£20). The winners will be chosen by a public vote that will run for two weeks from December 1st - 14th (midnight UK).
If selected, your highlight will also appear in the 2019 Edition of Travel Stories and Highlights.
2018 Travel Stories Competition Winners
WINNERS
1ST A Koh Samui Shirt by Mark Boyter $300
2ND Consequences by Lindsay de Feliz $200
3RD Terror in the Desert - Egypt 1991 by Alison Galilian $100
RUNNERS-UP
TO MARRY A MOCKINGBIRD? by Valerie Fletcher Adolph
Poor Economy by Frank Kusy
Words of Magic by Ronald Mackay
NAVAJO SALLY and KOKOPELLI by Patricia Steele
Escaping a Gulag by Ben Stamp
Seaspray by Robyn Boswell
1ST A Koh Samui Shirt by Mark Boyter $300
2ND Consequences by Lindsay de Feliz $200
3RD Terror in the Desert - Egypt 1991 by Alison Galilian $100
RUNNERS-UP
TO MARRY A MOCKINGBIRD? by Valerie Fletcher Adolph
Poor Economy by Frank Kusy
Words of Magic by Ronald Mackay
NAVAJO SALLY and KOKOPELLI by Patricia Steele
Escaping a Gulag by Ben Stamp
Seaspray by Robyn Boswell
2018 Travel Stories Competition is now closed.
Judging by our independent panel is underway.
Top 3 will be announced early in September 2018.
Judging by our independent panel is underway.
Top 3 will be announced early in September 2018.
2018 Travel Stories Competition
Our 4th Annual Travel Stories Competition is now open for entries and will run until July 31st 2018.
There will be five monthly prizes of $50 (£40) for the best stories entered in March, April, May, June and July.
Overall prizes will be awarded to the Top 3 stories as decided by a panel of independent judges.
Prizes this year have been doubled and will be:
1st - $300 (£240), 2nd - $200 (£160) and 3rd - $100 (£80).
Entering is straight forward and free of charge.
Send your travel related entry of 500-1000 words along with a short bio and photo to [email protected]. Entrants are restricted to one entry for each monthly competition. Photos or pictures to accompany your stories are welcome.
If selected, your story will also appear in the 2019 Edition of Travel Stories and Highlights.
2017 TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED
Here is the result:
1/. In the Land of Father Frost by Olivia-Petra Coman ($75/£60)
2/. Maybe Tomorrow by Alison Galilian ($50/£40)
3/. A Magical Encounter by Alison Galilian ($25/£20)
Here is the result:
1/. In the Land of Father Frost by Olivia-Petra Coman ($75/£60)
2/. Maybe Tomorrow by Alison Galilian ($50/£40)
3/. A Magical Encounter by Alison Galilian ($25/£20)
2017 TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS COMPETITION OPEN FOR ENTRIES
The 2017 Travel Highlights Competition started on September 15th and we will be accepting entries for two months until November 14th (midnight UK).
Your travel highlight should be between 50 and 100 words (excluding title).
Please send your entry to [email protected] with a short bio and photo. The number of entries per author/writer will be limited to a maximum of five.
There will be prizes awarded for the Top 3 - $75(£60) / $50(£40) / $25 (£20). The winners will be chosen by a public vote that will run for two weeks from November 15th - 30th (midnight UK).
Your travel highlight should be between 50 and 100 words (excluding title).
Please send your entry to [email protected] with a short bio and photo. The number of entries per author/writer will be limited to a maximum of five.
There will be prizes awarded for the Top 3 - $75(£60) / $50(£40) / $25 (£20). The winners will be chosen by a public vote that will run for two weeks from November 15th - 30th (midnight UK).
2017 Travel Story Competition is now closed - winners have been announced (see below)
The winner is …..
Sue Clamp with The Reluctant Cyclist - Sue wins the first prize of $150
Second place goes to …..
Jackie Parry with A View for Every Occasion - Jackie wins the second prize of $100
And third place. Well, that’s the real remarkable part of the result. We have five travel stories that have tied for the third prize of $50. They are …..
Peggy Wolf with Solo Flight - Peggy wins $10
Mike Cavanagh with In Control and When I’m Eighty Three - Mike wins $20
Jill Stoking with A British Seaside Holiday in 1958 - Jill wins $10
Patricia Steele with Flamenco Guitars and much, much more - Patricia wins £10
THE 2017 TRAVEL STORY COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED TO ENTRIES
AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF 8 JUDGES WILL SELECT THE WINNING ENTRIES DURING AUGUST
THE TOP 3 OVERALL WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED EARLY IN SEPTEMBER
AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF 8 JUDGES WILL SELECT THE WINNING ENTRIES DURING AUGUST
THE TOP 3 OVERALL WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED EARLY IN SEPTEMBER
2017 Travel Story Competition
Our third annual Travel Story Competition is now open for entries and will run until July 31st 2017.
There will be five monthly prizes of $50 (£40) for the best stories entered in February/March, April, May, June and July.
In addition there will be overall prizes awarded to the Top 3 stories as decided by a panel of independent judges. Prizes will be: 1st - $150 (£120), 2nd - $100 (£80) and 3rd - $50 (£40).
Entering is straight forward and free of charge:
Send your entry of 500-1000 words along with a short bio and photo to [email protected]. Entrants are restricted to one entry for each monthly competition.
If selected, your story will also appear in the 2018 Edition of Travel Stories and Highlights.
***** THE 2016 COMPETITION IS CLOSED TO ENTRIES AND VOTING IS FINISHED *****
2016 TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS COMPETITION
The 2016 Travel Highlights Competition has now started and we will be accepting entries until November 14th (midnight UK).
Your travel highlight should be between 50 and 100 words (excluding title).
Please send your entry to [email protected] with a short bio and optional photo. The number of entries per author/writer will be limited to a maximum of three.
There will be prizes awarded for the Top 3 (£50/£30/£20 or equivalent) and these will be chosen by a public vote that will run for two weeks from November 15th - 30th (midnight UK).
In addition, each published author/writer will get a complimentary e-book of the new release of my father's memoirs: Exclusive Pedigree: My life in and out of the Brethren by John L. Fear.
Your travel highlight should be between 50 and 100 words (excluding title).
Please send your entry to [email protected] with a short bio and optional photo. The number of entries per author/writer will be limited to a maximum of three.
There will be prizes awarded for the Top 3 (£50/£30/£20 or equivalent) and these will be chosen by a public vote that will run for two weeks from November 15th - 30th (midnight UK).
In addition, each published author/writer will get a complimentary e-book of the new release of my father's memoirs: Exclusive Pedigree: My life in and out of the Brethren by John L. Fear.
2016 TRAVEL STORY COMPETITION WINNERS NOW CHOSEN BY OUR JUDGES PANEL (SEPTEMBER 1ST 2016)
1st Place (£75) is Bob Manning with A Snapshot: La Contraviesa Mountains, Spain
2nd Place (£50) is Nancy McBride with Fairies - Do they Exist?
3rd Place (£25) is Jill Stoking with The Package Holiday Virgin
1st Place (£75) is Bob Manning with A Snapshot: La Contraviesa Mountains, Spain
2nd Place (£50) is Nancy McBride with Fairies - Do they Exist?
3rd Place (£25) is Jill Stoking with The Package Holiday Virgin
2016 Travel Story Competition open until July
2016 TRAVEL STORY COMPETITION
5 monthly prizes of £25 ($35) from March until July 2016
3 overall winners £75/£50/£25 decided by a judge's panel in August
Entries of 500 - 1000 words will be accepted between 19/02 - 31/07/16
Please send with a short bio, photo and promotional link to [email protected]
Each published author/writer will receive an e-book copy of Fred's Diary 1981
5 monthly prizes of £25 ($35) from March until July 2016
3 overall winners £75/£50/£25 decided by a judge's panel in August
Entries of 500 - 1000 words will be accepted between 19/02 - 31/07/16
Please send with a short bio, photo and promotional link to [email protected]
Each published author/writer will receive an e-book copy of Fred's Diary 1981
* * * * * * * THE FOLLOWING COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED * * * * * * *
YOU CAN STILL READ THE 25 GREAT ENTRIES ON THE TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS PAGES
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR ANOTHER GREAT COMPETITION COMING SOON
Travel Highlights Competition
E-mail your own most memorable travel highlight (between 50 and 100 words) to [email protected]
Each entry published on Fred’s Blog will win a Kindle copy of the second edition of Fred’s Diary 1981, which will be officially released on October 15th 2015. Please note that entries are limited to one per person.
Competition will close November 15th 2015 (midnight UK)
All published entries will then be open to a public vote from November 16th-30th 2015 (midnight UK)
Prizes:
1/ £50/$75 Amazon gift card
2/ £30/$45 Amazon gift card
3/ £20/$30 Amazon gift card
The top three will also win paperback copies of Fred’s Diary 1981
* * * * * * * THE FOLLOWING COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED * * * * * * *
YOU CAN STILL READ THE 30 GREAT ENTRIES ON THE TRAVEL STORIES PAGES
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR ANOTHER GREAT COMPETITION COMING SOON
Travel Story Competition
The rules are simple:
1/. Your story should be between 500 and 1000 words in length
2/. Please add a title and a link that you would like to promote
3/. Send a copy of your memorable travel story (in Word or RTF) to [email protected]
Selected entries will be featured on the ‘Travel Stories’ page.
At the end of each month (March through to July 2015) Fred will choose the best story from that month and the winning author will receive a £20/$30 Amazon gift card as well as an e-copy of Fred’s Diary 1981.
The competition will close on July 31st 2015. There will then be a public vote throughout August and all competition entries will be eligible. The overall winner will be announced on September 1st 2015. They will receive a £100/$150 Amazon gift card along with a signed copy of the paperback version of the diary.
Spread the word by sharing this blog’s link fd81.net on your own social media pages.
Good luck and we look forward to reading your stories.