Proposed commission: “My first festival in a place I did not expect”
A brief for a real reader or contributor. Not a published story.
What we want: a first-person account (800–1,200 words) by someone who attended a festival they had not planned for, in a place they had not expected to visit. The story should have a clear setting, one specific moment, one human encounter and a changed view.
What we need from the contributor: a true story; photographs they own, with permission to publish; a short trip recap (destination and dates, duration, route, budget range with currency and date, transport and accommodation, one thing they wish they had known).
Rights: the contributor retains copyright; we ask for permission to publish and archive with credit. We will show the edited text before publication.
To contribute, write to us via the contact page — and please do not send invented or composite stories.
Prices, dates, permits and rules change — approximate, verify before you travel. This item is a proposal or template, not a published report.
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