Parks & Points 2017 Fall Essay Contest
Our
annual fall essay contest invites nonfiction submissions of up to 1,500 words
in the form of autobiographical essay, reportage, profile, memoir, or narrative
nonfiction. We seek essays that express a moment of significance — personal
transformation, awakening, adventure, exploration, reward, accomplishment,
revelation — that is inspired by or set within a park space or public land.
Essays need not be about a U.S. national park—national forests,
municipal and state parks, BLM lands, beaches, lakeshores, campgrounds, designated
woodlands—and more—are great subjects. Also note that the writer does not need
to be the subject of the essay. First, second and third place entries will be
published on Parks and Points, as will the names of finalists. All entries are
considered for publication.
The submission deadline
is November 1, 2017, 11:59 p.m. E.D.T.
A $3
submission fee is required to enter. Multiple entries are permitted, but each
requires a separate entry.
We have
chosen prizes that we hope will support your impulse to travel:
1st Place
$250 Southwest Airlines gift card
2nd Place $150 Marriott gift card
3rd Place
$50 AirBnB gift card
Honorable Mention awardees will receive a
copy of the book Crown Jewel Wilderness, The Making of North Cascades National
Park, by Lauren Danner