contest
What's 'Cool' in Canada?
| Is it watching whales frolic in the Bay of Fundy, exploring the nightlife scene around Toronto's Queen Street West, enjoying an amazing hiking adventure in the Rockies or slipping along the Pacific coast in a sea kayak? Tell us your tales, show us your shots, and you can win some terrific prizes. Canadians aged 18 to 26 (born between Oct 1, 1973 and May 1, 1982) who travel beyond their home province or territory between May 1 and Sept 30, 2000 are eligible to enter. |
How it Works
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FEATURE STORY COMPETITION: Tell us your tale as you would tell it to a good friend. It can be about anything, from a wild day river rafting to a moving cultural encounter. Each typed or computer generated entry must be 800-1,200 words in length and submitted in printed form, double-spaced. You may be asked for an e-mail copy at a later date if your story is chosen for an award. Your submission can include a single 4 x 6 or 5 x 7-inch print photograph, but story entries are not required to have accompanying photographs. At the top of the story and on the back of each photograph, include your name, home address, telephone number, e-mail address (if available), birth date and the location of the story or image. PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION: Submit individual photographs in the following four prize categories: People, Places, Activities and Humour. Send prints only, in 4 x 6 or 5 x 7-inch sizes. On the back of each print, write the category, (People, Places, Activities or Humour), you name, home address, telephone number, e-mail address (if available) and birth date. Prints will not be returned. Digitally or otherwise altered photos are not eligible. NEW - VIDEO COMPETITION: Canada Cool has Added a Video Category. Engries must be in VHS format, less than 30 seconds and labeled with your name, home address, telephone number, e-mail addess, birth date and the location of the subject material. Submission deadline is Oct. 15, 2000. Submissions must be accompanied by a single Canada Cool entry form, which can be printed out from this Internet site. Entry forms are also available on the Canada Cool Map, which will be distributed for free at Travel CUTS/Voyage Campus, and Hostelling International locations across Canada. Photocopied entry forms are acceptable. Entries must be postmarked before midnight October 15, 2000. Submissions should be sent to:
Winners will be announced February 15, 2001. Winners may be asked to provide proof of eligibility. Award-winning stories and photographs will be posted on the Canada Cool Internet site, and will remain online indefinitely. Canada Cool reserves the right, for promotional purposes, to make winning stories and photographs available, at no charge, to selected newspapers, magazines and electronic publications. |