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July Newsletter—#NYCGO Summer Contest
Hello Trazzlers—
It’s been a while… We’ve been busy putting together a big contest for summer—and coming up with a dream job for the winner, who will be Trazzler’s very first “writer-in-residence.”
#NYCGO Summer Writing Contest and ThemeOasis
1. n. a fertile or green area in an arid region (as a desert).
2. n. something that provides refuge, relief, or pleasant contrast.
(Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009.)
Modern life can often feel like a trek through the desert. For this contest, we want you to write about a place that not only satisfies your thirst for a change of scenery, but goes beyond this, breaking the spell of everyday existence and providing the “refuge and relief” that we all crave, especially in the summer. Your oasis might be an urban park, a meal in a restaurant that you’ll replay for years, a swimming hole on a hot summer day, a romantic hideaway that you return to again and again, a museum where you lose yourself for hours… really any place of extreme beauty, culture, flavor, respite, or relaxation. » Read more
We’re Awarding 14 Writing Contracts:
About this contest:
Trazzler is a site for dreamers, so when we wanted to find a dream assignment for our first two-week travel writer-in-residence, we knew it had to be New York City. For generations, writers from around the world have flocked to New York to drink from the fountain of inspiration—where better to write a series of trips with the theme “oasis?”
Our summer contest is going to be bit different from our past contests. For one thing, it’s bigger, a lot bigger: 
New York City’s official marketing, tourism and partnership organization—has generously sponsored the grand prize: a $10,000 contract to write 30 Trazzler trips.
Our grand prize winner will stay in the heart of New York City’s own urban oasis, in the lap of luxury at the AKA luxury hotel residences one block off 5th Avenue and Central Park with swanky in-suite spa services.
The flight will be provided by JetBlue. JetBlue offers flights to more than 50 destinations, with free TV, snacks, award winning service, and the most legroom in coach.
» See rules and more contest information
May Contest Winners—Work of Art
Prizes awarded: Ten $250 contracts to write 10 trips
Kendra Hoover, Julie Hammonds, David Chachere, Kimberly Wadsworth, Anne-Sophie Redisch, Sami Esfahani, Hrvoje Karalic, Gladys Glover, Yoshi Salaverry, and Beth Green.
We also awarded 22 freelance contracts. You can read about them in the blog entry below this one.
Welcome Twitterers
Thanks for following—today we topped 760,000 followers. You
can always contact us with feedback and questions @trazzler. You can also now send a tweet about any trip by clicking the “share” button on the trip page. During Round Two of our contest, sending tweets about your favorite contest entries can help them win.
Don’t Stay Home!
I’m in Mexico at the moment and, like so many places weathering the past year’s economic downturn, the little guys here need your business. Whether you can swing a big adventure or want to explore your own corner of the world more, this is a great time to seek out travel deals and help others keep their businesses afloat.
Happy Trazzling…
Megan Cytron
Executive Editor
http://www.trazzler.com
P.S. If you have any questions or feedback, you can find us @trazzler on Twitter or on Get Satisfaction.
