Contest Rules: Planet Earth Travel Writing Awards 2010 — Deadline Sept. 15

our small blue planet, Earth

BAY AREA

TRAVEL WRITERS

PLANET EARTH

TRAVEL WRITING

AWARDS 2010

Best Travel Book for Planet Earth

Best Travel Article or Essay for Planet Earth

“Travel writing that helps to sustain or enhance the unique and valuable character of a place — its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and/or the well-being of its residents.”

NEW DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Contest Rules/Preparation of Entries

Contest rules are at http://www.batw.org/contests/planetearth2010/

Who is Eligible to Enter? open to all writers, journalists and authors.

Publication Dates: magazine, newspaper and Web site articles and essays and travel books must have been published between July 1, 2007 and July 1, 2009.

Deadline: submissions will be accepted between August 1 and September 1, 2009 only. Entries must be postmarked no later than September 1, 2009.

Entry Fees: A fee of $15 per individual entry for BATW members is required. The fee per individual entry for non-members is $30. Make your check for the total of your entries payable to BATW. Entry fees may be tax-deductible; check with your tax advisor.

You may submit up to two entries in each category. The fee of $15 or $30 applies to each individual entry.

Material that is not eligible: advertorials, work produced under contract for commercial promotion, articles published on your own Web site, blog or newsletter

Prizes! Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in each category will be awarded on February 20, 2010 ($200 Gold, $100 Silver, $50 Bronze prizes). Winners will be notified, and will receive awards certificates suitable for framing. News releases will be sent to San Francisco Bay Area and national media and may be posted on www.BATW.org. (An individual winning the top award in a category three competitions in a row is retired from that category for two competitions.)

Categories

* Best Travel Book for Planet Earth

* Best Travel Article/Essay for Planet Earth

PREPARATION OF ENTRIES: A cover sheet (see below), entry fees and 2 copies of published materials for each entry are required.

No books, articles or other materials will be returned; those that are improperly prepared, and/or do not include all required elements will not be accepted and will not be returned. You may submit up to two entries in each category. Submission packages must be accompanied by the required entry fees, and they must be postmarked by the deadline.

Materials: for each entry, submit 2 copies of original clippings, tear sheets or photocopies, or printouts from Web sites, or two copies of books (to be seen by two judges in each category). Prepare your materials so that they can be easily read by judges.

Each entry should show the name and date of publication, the headline, with your byline blinded. Any mention of your name must be blinded. Take care to remove or cover your name, wherever it appears. Include URLs for any online publications.  Photography will not be considered in evaluating entries.

Code Number: give yourself one 4-digit code number to use on all entries; print that number clearly on each entry. Also, print the category name on each entry.

Your Contact Information/Cover Sheet: in each entry package, include a cover sheet with the following information:

4-digit code number

Name, Mailing Address. Phone Number. E-mail address

List of entries, including for each entry the category name and the category number, the title or headline of your entry, the name of the publication and date of publication. (Judges do not see your cover sheet)

Mailing: in your entry package, enclose your published materials, your cover sheet and a check or money order payable to BATW for the total amount for all entries. If you need confirmation that your entry has been delivered, please mail or ship it in a manner that provides such confirmation.

Mail to:

Stephanie Levin
BATW Planet Earth Awards 2010
1368 Sanchez Street
San Francisco, CA 94131

Questions? After reading the Contest Rules at http://www.batw.org/contests/planetearth2010/, if you have questions, contact the coordinator, Karen Misuraca, at kmworld@vom.com.

– Karen Misuraca