ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT IN THE GATHER TRAVEL...

Submission Deadline: Monday, April 17, 2006

You have two weeks left to submit your entry to our 2006 Travel Writing Contest. Do you have a case of travel writer's block? With two weeks to go before your story is due, you should have just enough time to escape on an emergency vacation and find your inspiration. If you already have a topic in mind, grab a cup of coffee, get writing, and if you lose focus just picture yourself sailing along the Iberian Peninsula. If you've finished your entry but are still hovering over that send key, you have two weeks to add those last colorful adjectives to your submission. Whatever your reason for not submitting your entry, you still have plenty of time to share your story!

Prize:
The Grand Prize Winner will set sail on a 7-night $7500 dream cruise for two from Priceline.com Cruises - starting in Barcelona, Spain and traveling the Iberian Peninsula to its final destination of Lisbon, Portugal.

The Grand Prize winning author will also receive the honor of having his/her story shared (via email) with Concierge.com readers and featured on Gather.com homepage

Submission Guidelines:

Submit an original, first person, previously unpublished, non-fiction travel story. Multiple entries are permitted per author.
Entries cannot exceed 3,000 words.
Only U.S. residents are eligible.
The judge, Concierge.com editor in chief Peter Frank, will choose the Grand Prize Winner from the twenty finalists selected by the Gather Editorial Team. The Winner will be announced in a press release and on Gather.com Monday, May 1, 2006.

How to Enter the Contest:

Email your submission to Travelwritingcontest@gatherinc.com with the subject line reading: 2006 Travel Writing Contest.
Join the travel writing contest group to receive all contest updates (when you land on the join page Non-members click the Join Now button and existing Gather members click on the bullet: "Already a Gather member? Join This Group").
Publish your story on Gather.com (see instructions).

Please direct any questions to: Travelwritingcontest@gatherinc.com. We we will be happy to help you with the submission process.

A special thanks to:

Concierge.com