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April 9, 2009

Now accepting submissions

Tales from the Road is now accepting submissions from all undergraduate English majors and minors!

We are accepting submissions from all students (regardless of when you went abroad!) for the new online blog entitled Tales from the Road. We're also announcing a special contest for the top 3 submissions. A grand prize will be awarded to the best submission with a $50 gift certificate to the University of Minnesota bookstore. Also, two $15 gift certificates will be awarded to the next two submissions.

Please check the submission guidelines posted under Categories on our main sight for further information.

The deadline is May 6th. All submissions must be e-mail to englmaj@umn.edu (with "Tales from the Road submission" in the subject line) or left in Lind Hall 227 before 2:00 p.m. on May 6th.

April 2, 2009

Welcome to the Brand New undergraduate online blog

The Undergraduate Studies office in the Department of English is proud to bring you a brand new blog dedicated to study, volunteer and interning abroad. This blog is designed for students to reflect creatively about their experience abroad.

Why is it called Tales from the Road? It is inspired by Robert Frost's well-known poem "The Road Not Taken". We believe that students that have the courage, innovation and ambition to step outside of their normal University setting should celebrate their efforts. This is also students' chance to get published online (which looks great for resumes and graduate school applications).

All entries will be reviewed by the Undergraduate Studies office staff before publishing. Entries of fiction, non-fiction, poetry along with photo essays, multi-media content and other medias are welcomed. Students are encouraged to submit their work by sending an e-mail to englmaj@umn.edu with "Tales from the Road submission" in the subject line.

We encourage travelers from all walks of life to submit the best of their creative work.