About the Awards

The Southeast Asia Travel Photography and Writing Awards aim to recognise the best travel pictures and stories about Southeast Asia. Participants are encouraged to submit their entries to be considered for the awards and a chance to be published on the SoutheastAsia.org website. Visitors to the website can also get their friends involved by nominating others to be entered into the awards contest.

Contest Details

Entries can be submitted via the SoutheastAsia.org website, and there is no limit to the number of pictures or articles that a participant can submit. Once an entry is submitted, it will appear in the gallery page on the website, where the public will be able to view the pictures and stories and vote for their favourites to win the People’s Choice Awards. A panel of judges will also review all entries and select the winners of the Editor’s Choice Awards.

Important Dates

• 15th June, 2010: Submission period ends
• 15th March - 15th June, 2010: Voting and judging period
• Monthly Prizes: Entries close 15th Apr, 15th May, and 15th June, respectively. Voting for People's Choice monthly winners end on 30th Apr, 30th May, 30th June, respectively. Both People's Choice and Editor's Choice monthly winners announced soon after these dates.
• Grand Prize: Voting for the People's Choice Grand Prize winner occurs in July

To attract People's Choice votes for their pictures and stories, participants are encouraged to promote their entries to friends via Facebook and on their blogs using downloadable participation badges linking back to SoutheastAsia.org.

The following awards will be given out in both the People’s Choice and Editor’s Choice categories (no single writer or photographer can win more than one monthly prize):-

I. Monthly Awards

Photography Awards
Editors' choice – 1 winner a month - USD 750
People's choice – 1 winner a month - USD 750

Writing Awards
Editors’ choice – 1 winner a month - USD 750
People's choice – 1 winner a month - USD 750

II. Grand Prizes

Photography Awards
Editor’s Choice – USD 1,750

People's Choice – USD 1,250

Writing Awards
Editor's Choice – USD 1,750
People's Choice – USD 1,250

About SoutheastAsia.org

SoutheastAsia.org and the Southeast Asia: feel the warmth campaign are an initiative of the ASEAN Tourism Association (ASEANTA), a not-for-profit organization, whose membership comprises both public- and private-sector tourism stakeholders from throughout Southeast Asia. The campaign was created and developed by USAID’s ASEAN Competitiveness Enhancement (ACE) Project in close collaboration with ASEANTA. Managed by Nathan Associates under contract, the ACE Project was developed and is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Regional Development Mission Asia (RDMA) to help ASEAN’s travel & tourism industry realize the benefits of greater regional integration.