Submit a Travel Story (500 words), Win 1 of 3 Lonely Planet Book Prizes (1st - $1000 worth, 2nd/3rd $250 worth) @ NZ Herald

Thanks to Lonely Planet, the lucky winner of our Herald Travel writing competition will win their choice of Lonely Planet books, valued up to $1000.

Two runners-up will get a $250 prize pack of Lonely Planet books (Train Travel in Europe, The Travel Book, Best of NZ, Best Day Walks NZ, Gourmet Trails Australia and NZ, Wine Trails of Australia and NZ). The winning stories will be published in upcoming issues of Travel and online at nzherald.co.nz/travel.

Your story should be about the best trip you've ever taken - whether in New Zealand or around the world (no more than 500 words).

The winner’s prize consists of

• $1000 of Lonely Planet books of the winner’s choosing.
• The winner can select books from a Lonely Planet catalogue, to be provided when they are notified as the winner, up to a value of
  $1000.

The runners-up prize consists of:
$250 of Lonely Planet books, including:

• Train Travel in Europe, $44.99 RRP
• The Travel Book, $60
• Best of NZ, $34.99
• Best Day Walks NZ, $34.99
• Gourmet Trails Australia and NZ, $39.99
• Wine Trails of Australia and NZ, $39.99