SONG FROM THE SOUTHERN SEAS, KAZAKHSTAN, 2008 ____________

Contest: Travel Diary

What did you do this summer? Visit Mayan ruins in Mexico? Check out Beefeaters at Buckingham Palace? Hike around your hometown? Yes? Perfect!

Wing It! is now accepting submissions for its new theme, "Travel Diary." Send us a non-fiction essay of no less than 500 words (and no more than 1000) about where you went and what you did this summer—even if you just lounged around your local haunts—and win 2 round-trip tickets on Virgin America, the hippest airline around!

Think you can do that? Your entry must be postmarked by October 15, 2009 to be accepted. Winners will be announced no later than October 30, 2009. Read the official rules for all the details.

A crayfish boil on the Bayou or couscous in Casablanca—share your story!
Good luck!

How To Enter

Simple enough. You have until October 15 to send in your entry. If our judges think yours is the best of the bunch, you'll get 2 free airline tickets to any destination Virgin America flies and your essay will be featured on our education website, Bluescreen!

That's it!

Prizes

The first place winner will receive 2 non–refundable tickets to anywhere Virgin America flies and be featured on the Global Film Initiative website, the Bluescreen website and in our newsletter. Second and third place winners will also be featured on Bluescreen. Winners will be announced by Tuesday, November 3, 2009.

Official Rules

Please click here to read a full description of the official rules for the Wing It! contest. By entering this contest, you agree to the rules and restrictions set forth by The Global Film Initiative.

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