Cadabra New Zealand Travel Writing Scholarship

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This scholarship is open to all New Zealand tertiary students with an interest in travel writing and photography.

To enter write an article about a New Zealand town or city (or a substantial attraction within a major city eg Te Papa) that you are very familiar with, targeted at potential tourists. Ideally photographs will complement the article but are not compulsory. Articles will potentially be published on the Cadabra New Zealand website with attribution. The article deemed to be the best by Cadabra New Zealand will win a $2,000 scholarship, which will be paid in full within 14 days of the closing date, 30 June 2008.

Conditions and Recommendations

1. All submissions must be totally original. Any article with any parts plagiarised from other sources will be ineligible, however you may submit previously published work that you retain copyright for.
   
2. Articles should highlight items of interest to international tourists of all ages. They should promote the location without 'overselling' it. They can be of any length, but should ideally be at least 1000 words, the length being determined by how many interesting attractions there are. Sections in the article should have a heading. Commercial attractions (eg Bungy operators) may be mentioned within the article but should not be described in detail. Non-commercial attractions (eg historic places, even if they have a small entry fee) can be described in detail, and ideally opening time and indicative admission prices given.
   
3. Photographs submitted by you must be have been personally taken by you. Photographs must be at least 537 pixels wide x 422 pixels high, and ideally should be cropped to exactly those dimensions. They can be loaded through the website. Photographs may be submitted without an article (by email to info@cadabra.com), if any are published you will be attributed in the Photo Credits page - but will not be eligible for the scholarship.
   
4. By submitting the article and/or photographs you agree that Cadabra New Zealand can edit and publish the information provided in any way it sees fit. If the article is published substantially unchanged we will attribute it to you and provide you with a URL you can reference in your resume or for other purposes. If we copy part of your work into another article we will acknowledge you as a contributor. If we publish any of your photographs we will name you in our photo credits page.
   
5. If two articles of similar quality on the same subject are entered the first one received will be favoured for both publication and the scholarship.
   
6. If insufficient entries are received by 30 June 2008, Cadabra New Zealand may extend the closing date. If this happens all registered contestants will advised by email.
   
7. All submissions must be entered through our website, you will need to register and select a subject (or subjects) first.