MatadorU grad & student win GuideGecko contest

Sicily; Photo: flydime

MatadorU grad as well as tyro take two of the top 3 prizes in GuideGecko contest.

GuideGecko is an online publishing platform that provides visibility as well as the marketing engine for transport writers who want to bard as well as publish their own guide books. Each year, GuideGecko binds the essay contest, as well as the first prize winner is invited to attend the Frankfurt International Book Fair. His or her guide book is also published. Second as well as third place winners also have their books published.

This years winners include the MatadorU graduate, Doriana Briguglio, as well as the stream MatadorU student, Huiting Lim. Dorianas guide, The Sicilian Experience, was ranked #1 by both renouned vote as well as by the jury. Huitings guide, The Budget Chic Travel Guide, was ranked #2 by renouned vote.

Both Doriana as well as Huiting leveraged the essay as well as amicable media skills they schooled in the MatadorU transport essay course to write as well as foster their guides. In the message to the Matador team, Doriana said, Thank we really much beacuse its thanks to all of we we decided to begin essay again as well as follow my dream.

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