• Move out of comfort zone and produce creative work, in response to the new environment of Indonesia (sensory detail, freshness, etc).
• Show genuine engagement with, and an original, nuanced response to the destination
• Show evidence of research and knowledge of the environment
• Illustrate sophisticated travel, journal and creative writing techniques

1) A non-fiction piece focusing on place — its physical features, people, customs. Via sensory description and select details, the writer makes a place come alive for the reader. can be written in the first person narrative.

2) A focus on the people — emblematic of the place and how they interact with, see and are seen by the writer.

3) A focus on social, cultural, ethical, or political issues — Using place to explore wider communal scope/perspectives, &/or to explore traveler’s own ideas.

4) A focus on change — in writer’s perspective &/or understanding of the travel experience. Can take form of a return to a given place.

5) A focus on story/plot — the creation of suspense in an adventure narrative.

6) Essays can explore two different aspects of the same place or set of experiences or two different places. 

Areas of travel: Jakarta 3-6 May; Bukik Luwang 6-10 May (orangutangs and jungle tour, tubing down river); Yogyakarta 10-13 May(city tours, Prambanan Tioga temple tour, sunset Sleman-Boko Harjo, sunrise at Borobudur Temple, sultan tour Kraton-Panembahan, shadow puppet show); Ubud, Bali 13-15 May and Seminyak, Bali 15-19 May