ELIGIBILITY & RULES
Around the world in 80 Pages - Navigator Global Writing Contest is open to all individuals over 18 years of age.
RULES
1st phase - submission
1. Text proposals shall be submitted directly on the website.
2. All texts must be submitted in English and have up to 2500 characters.
3. Candidates shall assign a title to the story and identify the country where it took place.
Candidates must ensure they have secured the appropriate rights and clearances for the texts and images submitted. Navigator will not be liable for any copyright, trademark, patent infringement or for non-payment grievances held against entrants.
4. Winners agree to transmit all copyright for their proposals to Navigator.
5. Entries received after 23:59 (GMT) of the 31st of December 2015 will not be considered valid.
6. Every person can participate with more than one story, as long as the narratives of the episodes take place in different countries.
7. The contact for queries related with the contest is: contact@navigatoraroundtheworld.com
2nd phase - 80 best stories announcement
8. From the universe of texts and photos submitted, Navigator will select 80 stories and 1 picture, based on the following criteria:
- Ability to engage and inspire the reader;
- Ability to convey the experience;
- Originality of the style;
- Creativity;
- Realness: Real stories told by real people;
9. The authors of the 80 stories selected will be revealed on the 11th of January at www.navigatoraroundtheworld.com. They will also be notified by e-mail.
10. Navigator reserves the right to publish these 80 stories (and respective pictures) in a Navigator book, edited under this contest purpose. The same applies to the winning picture, if it isn’t among the first 80.
3rd phase - winners announcement
10. The 80 texts selected will be assessed by an independent jury panel, who will select the 10 winners based on the same criteria referred above. The 10 winners will be announced on the 1st of March 2015 on the contest website.
11. Prizes will be delivered to the winners by a Navigator representative. When not possible, Navigator will guarantee its delivery by post or DHL.
12. Navigator reserves the right to use the winning proposals (texts and pictures) in the promotion and communication of the Around the World in 80 Pages - Navigator Global Writing Contest – in 2015 and following years.
13. Navigator reserves the right to make any necessary changes to the 80 proposals selected, in order to guarantee that these meet proper English spelling and grammar rules.
14. Decisions made by the jury are final.
Note: Winners will be notified by e-mail and will have seven (7) days from receipt of notification to acknowledge Winner status. Navigator is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners. If a selected Winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to acknowledge status, or fails to comply with any term or condition of these Contest Conditions, a prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner may be selected.
JURY
The judging panel for Around the world in 80 Pages - Navigator Global Writing Contest combines awarded travel writers and bloggers, as well as a gPS Executive Director and Navigator’s Brand Manager.
PRIZES
1st Place: 2.500€ voucher for a destination of winner’s choice.
2nd Place: 1.500€ voucher for a destination of winner’s choice.
3rd to 8th Place: 1.000€ voucher (each) for a destination of winner’s choice.
All 80 writers with selected stories: Around the World in 80 Pages book!
The best photo will win a Canon EOS 750D
