Now's your chance, in our 2010 Readers' Travel Writing Competition. You could see your story in print, and win a fantastic holiday, tooToday we are launching our third annual Readers' Travel Writing Competition, inviting you to write a 500-word feature about your 2010 holiday.There are eight categories: A big adventure; City break; Action/activities; Our family holiday; Green/responsible travel; UK holiday; Hotel review; Relaxation/beach The eight winning stories will be published in a special issue of Travel in November, along with some runners-up. The eight winners will also receive a fantastic holiday, which you will get to write up as a feature to be published in Travel next year. The judges will be looking for lively, personal stories that evoke a sense of place, reveal something new, and contain useful details, such as accommodation, attractions, restaurants and so on.Your feature must not have been published before in any other printed publication or website. You can only enter one story per category.Entries should be emailed to travelwritingcomp@guardian.co.uk, specifying the category you are entering and your name in the subject bar. Your email must include your address and phone number. The deadline is 23.59pm on 24 October 2010.Read the full terms and conditions.The categories ? and prizesA big adventureAn eight-day trip to Tasmania for two people, including a six-day guided adventure with Tasmanian Expeditions (tasmanianexpeditions.com.au), return economy flights from London to Australia and flights to Tasmania, transport and accommodation.City breakA trip to Hong Kong for two people (sharing a twin/double-bedded room including breakfast) courtesy of Discover Hong Kong (discoverhongKong.com), including two return economy flights from Heathrow, five nights' accommodation in a central hotel, airport transfers and a Hong Kong Island tour.Action/activities A trip to Quebec, Canada, for two people for seven days, including Quebec City and Montreal; whale watching, kayaking, cycling, hiking, zip-lining and a night in a prospector's tent among caribou with Frontier Canada and Quebec Tourism (frontier-canada.co.uk/ bonjourquebec.co.uk); return economy flights from London to Montreal, airport transfers, room-only accommodation and car hire.Our family holiday A one-week holiday to Orlando, Florida for a family of four including return flights, accommodation, car hire, hang-gliding at Wallaby Ranch, a zip-line eco-safari at Forever Florida and a choice of attraction tickets to Universal Orlando Resort, Walt Disney World Resort or SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, courtesy of Orlando Tourism Bureau (visitorlando.com/uk).Green/responsible travelA pair of first-class InterRail passes, courtesy of Rail Europe (raileurope.co.uk), valid for up to one month throughout 29 European countries. The prize does not include accommodation, food or travel from the UK into continental Europe.UK holidayA guided nine-day Orkney and the Outer Hebrides Tour for two with Rabbie's Trail Burners (rabbies.com), including B&B accommodation and air/rail transport to Edinburgh from your UK departure point.Hotel reviewA luxury two-night break at the medieval-style Peckforton Castle (peckfortoncastle.co.uk) near Tarporley in Cheshire for two people, sharing a room half-board. Dinners will be taken in the 1851 Restaurant and the 2010 Brasserie and include one bottle of house wine per evening. It includes a falconry session and a half-hour beauty treatment for each guest.Relaxation/beachA relaxing three-night break in Norway, staying at the Hotel Union Geiranger (hotelunion.no), in the Unesco-listed Geirangerfjord. The prize is for two people sharing a standard room on a half-board basis, including a bottle of house wine per evening, two days' entry to the spa, one massage per person and an outdoor activity organised by Visitnorway.co.uk. Includes flights direct from Gatwick with Norwegian.com, departing on Saturday and returning on Tuesday.Travel writing competitionguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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