We want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who entered our first annual Beyond Borders Writing Contest! We received so many diverse entries about different experiences, and we really enjoyed reading your stories and hearing from your perspectives. You’ll get the chance to read them soon, too, because all of the winning submissions and several other excellent pieces will be published on our website in the next few weeks. We considered a number of different of factors, including originality and creativity, global impact, and writing style. Here are this year’s winners!

100 Diamond Dollars

2 T-shirts and Beach Towel

2 T-shirts and Beach Towel

1 T-shirt & Cellphone Wallet each

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