*Accepting unpublished travel writing pieces by authors 30 years old and younger.

The Amber Bowerman Memorial Travel Writing Award was established in 2008 as a tribute to Amber Bowerman, a talented, successful Calgary writer whose life met a tragic end at the age of 30. Amber loved to travel. This award will recognize a writer, aged 30 or younger, with an extraordinary piece about a travel experience. The winning piece will inspire others to leave home and see the world, or allow the armchair traveler to enjoy a vicarious adventure. The winning author will receive a $700 prize. This award was established and is sponsored by Ann Campbell, an Edmonton writer and avid world traveler.

Submission Guidelines and Rules

  • Entrants must be 30 years old or younger as of December 31, 2012.
  • Entrants must have resided in Alberta for a minimum of 12 of the past 18 months as of December

    31, 2012.

  • The award is open to unpublished pieces only. Pieces that have appeared on a personal blog are

    eligible.

  • Entries must be no longer than 3000 words.
  • Pieces must be typed on plain white 8.5 x 11 inch paper using standard manuscript format (double-

    spaced, page numbers indicated). The title or title abbreviation and word count of the piece should

    appear on each page of the manuscript. Faxed or emailed copies will not be accepted.

  • The award employs a blind judging process. To facilitate this process, the author’s name and

    identifying information (acknowledgments, email address, reference to previously published works,

    etc.) must not appear anywhere in the manuscript.

  • Pieces entered in previous years may not be re-submitted to the same category, unless substantial

    revisions have been made.

  • Entries may be submitted by authors, or any interested parties.
  • A cover sheet with the author’s name, address, telephone number and email address, title of piece,

    number of pages, and word count, must be sent with the entry.

  • Entries must include a completed Entry Form (www.writersguild.ab.ca) and four copies of the piece.

    Manuscripts will not be returned.

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ALBERTA LITERARY AWARDS PROFILE

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  • A $15 entry fee must accompany submissions. Please make cheques payable to the Writers Guild of Alberta.
  • Ineligible submissions will not be returned.
  • The Writers’ Guild of Alberta reserves the right not to present an award in any category if there are

    not a significant number of entries received.
    To download an application form or for more information, visit http://www.writersguild.ab.ca.