Steem Summit's Call for Travel Post Submissions

Greetings from the Steem Summit organizers!

Wow! We are now in the last call for submissions for the Steem Summit Exhibit. It only signifies that we now closer to the Steem Summit proper. There are 19 days, to be exact, before the big day! The organizers are both excited and anxious at the same time. With that, everyone's support is highly appreciated.

The exhibit will highlight the best of Cebuanos' passions and talents under the four categories namely: art, photography, poetry, and travel posts. This post serves as a contest to choose the best poetry to be showcased in the summit proper.

If you are a Cebuano, someone who has been living in Cebu and its vicinity, or someone who scheduled his/her April 22, 2018 to be part of Steem Summit, then you are invited to submit your Travel Post entry. Who knows? The panelists might choose your post to be showcased in the summit.

Expression of Gratitude

The organizers of Steem Summit would like to express their deepest gratitude to @donkeypong for his generosity in sponsoring the rewards of all Steem Summit contests, including the four calls for submissions under performing arts. But due to the lack of submissions in the Singing Contest, a new mechanism was on its way so there will still be performances during the summit proper.

To the Cebu community, let's be grateful to @donkeypong for being not just a supporter, but also a great mentor. His inputs have been crucial to the formation of Steem Summit.

Important Points

The organizers value originality and novelty. So, your entry should be original and first-hand experience. Plagiarism is a crime and it will not be tolerated. The photos should be yours. Your entry should have a desired length. One photo with a few sentence description would not qualify in this contest.

Submission Guidelines

The general guidelines are almost the same with Steem Summit's Call for Art Submissions, Steem Summit's Call for Poetry Submissions, and Steem Summit's Call for Poetry Submissions. These guidelines will just be reiterated for formalities. While the guidelines are not requisites to assure your winnings, these would help the panelists in choosing the winners. Following the guidelines will also make your entries official.

• Resteem this post. This will serve as exposure of the contest to all Cebuanos who wanted to join. The organizers don't want to hear stories that many wanted to join, but the information didn't reach them.
• Make an entry for your travel or escapade. This will serve as your entry in Steemit. There are tons of great examples to choose as your inspiration in writing your travel post. Your post should answer the basic questions like "Why should I consider the place as my next travel destination?" or "What makes the place unique?". Please do not limit your creativity. Showcase the strong point(s) in your destination; may it be the place itself, its people, or the culture. Lead your readers to the destination itself by sharing your own experience.
• Use #steemsummit as the main tag of your post. This will make your post easier to find. This will also create a noise about @steemsummit.
• Use #steemtravel as your second tag. This will separate your entry from other entries under the other categories. The three other categories are art, photography, and poetry.
• Comment below the URL of your post. This will lessen the work of the panelists. This will also allow everyone to see your travel post submission.

Submission Criteria

This will serve as the basis for the panelists in choosing the winners and rank the entries based on the scores given to the individual entries.

• Author's Perspective - 40%
• Uniqueness of the Destination - 30%
• Active Imagination - 20%
• Overall Write-up - 10%

It is up to the panelists' interpretation of the criteria above that will determine the winners. The organizers have no influence in choosing the winners. Also, to avoid bias and influence of choice, the panelists don't know who are the two other panelists. The rankings are based on their opinion only.

Rewards

There are multiple rewards in these contests so everyone is urged to give their best.

• Post Payouts - This is inherent to every posts in Steemit depending on the upvotes. You'll even get noticed by @curie if your post is really exceptional.
• SBD Rewards - This is courtesy of @donkeypong. All SBD rewards are from his donation.

Champion - 5 SBD

First Runner Up - 3 SBD

Second Runner Up - 2 SBD

• Exhibit - To be showcased in the exhibit is an exposure and a prestige to the winners. Their work will be marvelled at the exhibit.

Deadline

The contest will run for one week. So, the deadline for submission of entries will be on April 10, 2018 (next Tuesday) at 9:00 PM. The announcement of winners will be done on the next day; Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Heads up panelists! You are only given one day to rank the entries. To avoid cramming, please check this post from time to time.

To those who wanted to submit their entries, please avoid from submitting on the last minute. This will allow the panelists to properly assess your work.

Please take note that there will be no more extension this time. This will allow the organizers to prepare for the exhibit.

What are you waiting for? Send your entries as soon as possible. If you have questions or concerns, you can contact @ybanezkim26. Your participation in Steem Summit Exhibit will surely help in making the event a success.

See you all on April 22, 2018 at ASPACE CEBU, Crossroads, Cebu City, Philippines!

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Special thanks to @donkeypong, @kryptonia, and @maefe30 for their special contribution to the event's success!

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This call for submissions in Travel Category was written by @ybanezkim26 (Steem Summit's Overall Head and Exhibit Manager). All designs and branding by @legendarryll (Steem Summit's Creative Director).

Steem Summit Organizers:
@honeyletsgo
@legendarryll
@thegaillery
@ybanezkim26