
WIN A TRIP TO ANTARCTICA - TEACHERS ONLY
NO ENTRY FEE
Contest winner to join Robert Swan, author of '2041,' on the 2041 International Antarctic Treaty Expedition. Package includes:Passage for one November 16-30, 2009, with Robert Swan and all included activities and meals in Antarctica. Round-trip airfare from the major international airport nearest to the Grand Prize Winner’s U.S. or Canadian residence as designated by the Contest Sponsors to Ushuaia, Argentina, where the trip begins and ends. Pick-up and drop-off from the airport in Ushuaia provided and arranged by 2041, plus two days of lodging in Ushuaia, prior to departure to Antarctica, with IATE team members. A signed copy of ANTARCTICA 2041. Carbon offsets to cover the winner’s trip-related emissions, plus a personal carbon footprint consultation. TEN RUNNER-UP WINNERS will each win one signed copy of ANTARCTICA 2041, and one NativeEnergy water bottle, which also includes one ton of carbon offsets. Deadline September 4, 2009. Write a compelling essay, in 500 words-or-less, titled: “Why I want to visit Antarctica this November, and how I plan to bring the skills I learn back to my classroom.”
NOTE: I posted this contest because so many teachers read FundsforWriters and so many readers know teachers. What an opportunity! Accompany an author to Antarctica! The essay is only 500 words, so make them tight. This is such an opportunity that I'll offer to read over your essay before you send it.
DOUBLE NOTE: The manuscript (and the dreaded synopsis) is enroute to my agent!!!!! To celebrate I moved mulch in my yard, bought brick for my fire pit, and then I'm having a bourbon on my back porch to scribble on my NEW novel outline.





