TransitionsAbroad.com

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.

The following prizes will be awarded for the winning student writing submissions:

* 1st Place: $500
* 2nd Place: $150
* 3rd Place: $100
* Runner-up: $50

All winning pieces will be published on the Transitions Abroad website and some in the monthly Webzine (TAzine).

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 (including the most common form—teaching English).

Word Count

1,000-3,000 words.

Student Writing Contest Deadline
The Contest begins May 1, 2009, and all entries must be received by March 1, 2010. Transitions Abroad Publishing, Inc. will require first-time Worldwide Electronic 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, with additional compensation. The writer may republish the unedited submission as desired six months after initial publication on TransitionsAbroad.com.

Winners will be chosen on or about March 15, 2010 and notified by phone, mail, or e-mail by April 1, 2010 for publication by May 1, 2010 or at such time as all winners have received and cashed payment.

Find more information here.