{"id":1197,"date":"2022-08-15T09:17:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T14:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/?page_id=1197"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:39:59","slug":"the-travel-writing-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/returning\/the-travel-writing-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"The Travel Writing Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p>The Smith Center for Global Engagement sponsors a literary contest open to all students who have studied study abroad\/away on St. Olaf international or domestic programs.\u00a0 We look for written expressions representative of a student&#8217;s study abroad\/away experience(s). Entries include, but are not limited to, short stories, poems, journal entries, adapted blog posts, essays, or any other types of literary form.\u00a0 Past Winners can be <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/returning\/the-travel-writing-contest\/#:~:text=Past%20Travel%20Writing%20Contest%20Winner%20and%20Honorable%20Mentions\">found here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CONTEST DETAILS:<\/span><br \/>Contest Opens: <\/strong>December 16, 2025\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Entries Due:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Spring 2025 =<\/b>\u00a0January 15<\/li>\n<li><b>Spring 2025 with January Term =<\/b>\u00a0January 15<\/li>\n<li><b>Academic Year 2024-2025<\/b>\u00a0= January 15<\/li>\n<li><b>Fall 2025 =<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0January 15<\/li>\n<li><b>Fall 2025 with January Term =<\/b> January 15<\/li>\n<li><b>January Term 2026 =<\/b> March 5<\/li>\n<li><b>Spring 2026 with January Term =<\/b> June 15<\/li>\n<li><b>Spring 2026 =<\/b> June 15<\/li>\n<li><b>Academic Year 2025-2026 =<\/b> June 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/mYkt5BbP9hY4rC8e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SUBMIT YOUR WRITING<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ADDITIONAL CONTEST DETAILS:<\/span><br \/>ENTRIES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u00a0You may submit up to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> entries (all entries may be submitted in the same form or separately). \u00a0<\/span><b>Entries should be no more than two single-spaced, typed pages or 700 words.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>SUBJECT<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 Judges will look for written expressions which are representative of your study abroad\/away experience. \u00a0Past submissions have included: short stories, poems, journal entries, blog posts, essays, etc.\u00a0 You are invited to submit any form of written expression!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> The contest is open to all students who have studied abroad\/away on Smith Center international or domestic programs for the following term dates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Spring 2025<\/li>\n<li>Spring 2025 w\/January Term\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Academic Year 2024-2025<\/li>\n<li>Fall 2025<\/li>\n<li>Fall 2025 with January Term<\/li>\n<li>January Term 2026<\/li>\n<li>Spring 2026 with January Term<\/li>\n<li>Spring 2026<\/li>\n<li>Academic Year 2025-2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>SELECTION CRITERIA<\/strong>:\u00a0 The rubric can be found<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1w_-L2VcgNwuyMR7LWYKnJWz3lI4bjwtbNBoX-UE0TIc\/edit?usp=sharing\"> here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>RESPONSIBILITY\/LIABILITY<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: By submitting an entry, you give the Smith Center for Global Engagement at St. Olaf College and the College permission to display and share your entry and accompanying details.\u00a0 Your final submission also gives St. Olaf and the Smith Center the right to reproduce the entry, in part or in full, for use in college publications or in any other non\u2011commercial manner. All entries may become part of the St. Olaf College Archives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>PRIZE:<\/b> <\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$25.00 gift card or Ole Dollars will be awarded to the top winner!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"past-travel-writing-contest-winner-and-honorable-mentions\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Past Travel Writing Contest Winner and Honorable Mentions<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQPiD5-5u6HeqjjLGN6IWYhgqLHqdXhUc3xUD55rI2ogQ1XVaBQlFLZRN9zIwJocIq8e-F55JF0a1Aw\/pub\">25th Smith Center for Global Engagement Travel Writing Contest Winner (2024)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vTBCqyjMCe5cbubUYQWdpfPeJ9d2ZdeKAxSNdEltvXzYZ4YgKuzo3usW0UGLJyVSpnik4Vzc2t22xnL\/pub\">24th Smith Center for Global Engagement Travel Writing Contest Winner (2023)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vTBCqyjMCe5cbubUYQWdpfPeJ9d2ZdeKAxSNdEltvXzYZ4YgKuzo3usW0UGLJyVSpnik4Vzc2t22xnL\/pub\">23rd International &amp; 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