Due Date:

Stories are Due March 1, 2025. They must be submitted in manuscript form (word doc or pdf). It’s OK if they were published any time after the conference, but not before. If they have yet to find a home, that’s fine too.

Scottsdale editors will judge the contest.

The subject has to do with anything --- travel, cultural, food, spa, personality, music --- concerning the State of Arizona.

Additional Details:

Additional Details:

Length: No specific word count
Subject: Travel piece on any part of Arizona
Deadline: Must be received by March 1, 2025
Format: Double space. Indicate word count in top right corner and title your story. Email 2 PDFs to Maren with your name on one PDF only. (editors will not see your name)
Eligibility: All attendees of the 2024 Scottsdale conference

Requirements: We are happy to receive previously published articles, provided the publication date is after November 24, 2024. Keep in mind contest entries must be emailed in manuscript form, with no mention of the journal in which they appeared.
Limits: Prize may not be redeemed for cash. Quebec 2025 comped conference fee cannot be transferred to another conference.
Judging: All manuscripts will be judged by editors who participated in the 2024 Travel Classics in Scottsdale. Some of the editors may choose to add constructive comments to submissions.

EMAIL YOUR COPIES TO maren@travelclassics.com. Put Arizona contest in the subject of your email.