Posts tagged writing for trazzler
An Adventure Awaits in Bend, Oregon…
Hey Trazzlers,
We’re excited about our latest regional travel writing contest: 365 Days of Adventure in Bend. Surrounded by mountains and forests, this former mill town turned adventure playground in Central Oregon is an ideal base to explore the outdoors. In the winter months, you can ski and snowboard on Mount Bachelor, and during the summer, you can fish, hike, cycle, raft, and swim, when this mountain town is blessed with sunshine.
So, if you are a resident, a seasonal visitor, or someone who visited once and simply loved the town, consider submitting a trip for this contest. Maybe there’s a brewery or park you love, or perhaps you look forward to one of Bend’s annual events, like the 4th of July Pet Parade or Balloons Over Bend.
For the Bend Writing Contest, our sponsor, Visit Bend, has rounded up some great prizes, particularly for active travelers and nature enthusiasts:
Grand Prize: A Bend Adventure for Two
Lodging for two at Mount Bachelor Village Resort in a condo along the Deschutes River; a $500 gift card for a shopping spree at Merrell, the official outfitter of Bend adventures; and dining at the award-winning restaurant Cork.
Eager to enter? Check out the runners up prizes and details on our contest page. We look forward to reading your entries. Happy writing!
—Cheri Lucas
Regional Contests: Louisville and Stowe
No matter where you go in the world, you are sure to find spots that capture the essence of the local culture—those favorite places that exemplify your hometown, or hotspots in a city you can’t help but return to again and again. We are excited to announce two regional contests: the Louisville Writing Contest and the Stowe Writing Contest. For these, we invite residents and visitors of these regions to submit short trips about their favorite spots and activities, including mom-and-pop shops, parks, festivals, underground spots, foodie destinations, unique shops, neighborhood hangouts, historical sites, local institutions, and romantic places.Among the prizes for these contests are hotel stays at 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville and the Stoweflake Mountain Resort and Spa in Stowe, dining and gift certificates, and other goodies. Visit the Louisville and Stowe contest pages for rules, prizes, and information about our sponsors. We look forward to reading your entries!
November Newsletter
Hello Trazzlers—
Today was one of those perfect (though far too fleeting) fall days in Madrid with a deep blue sky, shafts of yellow light, falling leaves, and long afternoon shadows. Where have you been lately? Have you been traveling to any places on your Trazzler Wishlist? Have you added any new weekend trips for this winter?
This week we started sending out our weekly Trip recommendations. How did we do? We’re still working on the logic behind how we choose these trips for each user, so we’d love to get some feedback on how we can make it better.
Hiring News
More of our initial funding came through this month so we were finally able to get started hiring another batch of freelancers (writers: we apologize for the delay). Every one of these writers submitted trips that expanded our idea of what Trazzler can be. Over the next month, you’ll be able to check out their new trips at: http://www.trazzler.com/trips/tags/freelancer.
Christine Cantera: Offbeat Expat (missexpatria.wordpress.com/)
http://www.trazzler.com/trips/users/missexpatria
Tim Chester: London Insider
http://www.trazzler.com/trips/users/timchester
Katie Hammel: Luxury on the Cheap
http://www.trazzler.com/trips/users/katiehammel
Cheri Lucas: Driven by Obsessions (cherilucas.com)
http://www.trazzler.com/trips/users/clucas
Phillip Orchard: Poignant Places (philliporchard.com)
http://www.trazzler.com/trips/users/phildavid
Barbara Weibel: Seasoned Globetrotter (holeinthedonut.com)
http://www.trazzler.com/trips/users/barbaraw
Kara Williams: Mountain Mama (karaswilliams.com/)
http://www.trazzler.com/trips/users/karasw
We remain committed to dedicating 10%-15% of our budget (significantly more than major market newspapers) to freelance and part-time writers and editors. We still have a long list of other writers whose Trazzler trips caught our eye—this is only the beginning. So, please, keep submitting those trips so we can see what you can do. We read them all.
October’s Theme: Mom and Pops
http://www.trazzler.com/trips/tags/mom-and-pop
We loved the response that we got to last month’s plea to spread the word about our favorite mom-and-pops… So much so that we decided that we want to reward the very best “theme” trips that we receive each month.
October’s Winner: Tina Jett (tinajett.com)
http://www.trazzler.com/trips/users/jett
Tina was already on our radar with her extremely well-loved and popular Carolina RollerGirls trip. But we thought she really embraced the local mom-and-pop genre:
- Going Loco for Locopops in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
- Getting Your Chocolate Fix at Escazu in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Becoming a Beadfreak at Ornamentea in Raleigh, North Carolina
So we awarded her a contract to write 10 more trips this month.
November’s Theme: Urban Enigmas
http://www.trazzler.com/trips/tags/urban-enigma
Award: A $250 Contract to Write 10 Trips
This month, we want to dig into those enigmatic, secret corners of our cities and towns. Those hidden (sometimes in plain sight) places or phenomena that are mysterious, weird, unnerving, thought-provoking, inscrutable, evocative of a past long forgotten… Add the tag “urban enigma” to your trips and check out the link above to see the weird and wonderful places that others have submitted.
Happy Trazzling,
Megan Cytron and the Trazzler Team
