posted by Catherine on Dec 4
If you have ever wanted to become an eco travel writer and broadcaster - here is your chance!
Every year, the Royal Geographic Society (RGS) offer someone the chance to win the Journey of a Lifetime award, to go travel to and write about a pressing and inspiring story from around the world.
The Award:
The RGS offer a prize of UK£4000 to someone who want to communicate their story - their passion - to the world. Someone who wants to investigate a location or an event that they feel needs to be brought to a wider audience.
Whether it is about a local village close to your home or on the other side of the world, a small family-run enterprise or a global event, whether it affects a few people in one place or thousands across a continent - it doesn’t matter.
Its your version of ‘their’ story - and they help you make the most of your time too - they offer you radio and broadcasting training from the BBC so that you can best create and record your journey - even recording it for a Radio 4 documentary.
And of course the winner will feature in their own magazine Geographical - with last years winners article in the December 2009 edition.
The Details:
You only need visit the RGS website to read the guidelines for applicants - and you can also learn about previous winners stories and watch their video diaries.
Basically, you need to let them know the outline for your independent journey - and why it needs to be you that tells the story! And you need to pick somewhere to go that is different to the norm - and some aspect of that journey that makes you unique and your story unforgettable.
You need to be at least 18 years old - and it could be you alone or you as part of a small group of travellers - but it must be something you alone are doing - it can’t be part of a tourist trail or charity event organised by others.
The guidelines make it almost look too easy to apply - there is virtually no previous experience needed to apply, and the first stage is just to send them a brief overview of what you are thinking of covering. There are interviews later down the line and the 2 finalists play it head to head for the winner - but that is a long way off.
Just put pen to paper now - and it gives you virtually a whole year to think about the final details - the closing date isn’t until September 2010!
If you are enthusiatic about something - this could be the best way to explore it and share it with the world!
Certainly something to think about.
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