Lonely Planet humor story competition accepting entries

My old editor and mentor Don George recently wrote to inform me that that Lonely Planet has just posted a new humor story competition on its web site. To read about the competition and enter a travel story or stories, click here.

The subject and setting of the stories are completely open; the only requirement is that the travel tales be funny and be of high literary quality. Submissions must be original, unpublished stories of from 1,000 to 3,000 words, and must be received by Nov. 30, 2004. Winning entries will be announced and published on LonelyPlanet.com. All entries will also automatically be considered for publication in Lonely Planet's humor anthology, By the Seat of My Pants, which will be published in the fall of 2005.