Free Year Draw: Official Rules

One A Year of Travel order from our holiday sale will be refunded in full. If you don't want to buy anything, you can enter free below. Both ways get the same chance.

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Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. Sponsor

The Free Year Draw (the "Draw") is sponsored by The Wordy Traveler, 1311 Forest Bluff Drive, Midland, NC 28107 ("Sponsor"). Questions: support@thewordytraveler.com.

2. Eligibility

Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 or older (or the age of majority in their state, if older) when they enter. Employees of Sponsor and their immediate family and household members are not eligible.

3. Entry period

The Draw begins at 7:00 AM Eastern Time on November 11, 2026 and ends at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on November 30, 2026 (the "Entry Period"). Sponsor's clock is the official timekeeper.

4. How to enter

With a purchase: each A Year of Travel order (annual subscription or gift subscription) placed at thewordytraveler.com during the Entry Period receives one (1) entry automatically. An order cancelled or fully refunded before the drawing is removed from the Draw.

Without a purchase: complete the free entry form on this page during the Entry Period. You may also mail a postcard or a 3"×5" card with your full name, email address, mailing address and the words "Free Year Draw" to the Sponsor address above, postmarked by November 30, 2026 and received by December 1, 2026. Limit one (1) free entry per person, by either method. Free entries count the same as entries from a purchase.

Entries that are incomplete, illegible, late, or made by automated means are void. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected entries.

5. Prize

One (1) winner receives a free year of The Wordy Traveler:

  • If the winning entry came from an order, Sponsor refunds that order in full (purchase price, shipping and sales tax paid) to the original payment method. The subscription and any free gifts stay with the winner.
  • If the winning entry was a free entry, the winner receives one A Year of Travel subscription (four quarterly boxes) in the book option of their choice, at no cost.

Approximate retail value: $269 to $669, depending on the book option. The prize cannot be transferred, and no cash or other substitution is allowed, except that Sponsor may substitute a prize of equal or greater value.

6. Odds

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

7. Drawing and notification

Sponsor will select the winner in a random drawing from all eligible entries on or about December 1, 2026, and will notify the winner by email within 2 days. If a winner does not respond within 7 days, is found ineligible, or does not comply with these rules, an alternate winner may be drawn. Refunds are processed within 14 days of confirmation.

8. General conditions

The winner is responsible for any taxes on the prize. By entering, you agree to these rules and to Sponsor's decisions, which are final. Except where prohibited, the winner agrees that Sponsor may use their first name, last initial and state to announce the winner. Sponsor may cancel or change the Draw if it cannot run as planned for reasons beyond its control. To the extent permitted by law, entrants release Sponsor from liability for any injury or loss related to the Draw or the prize.

9. Privacy

Information from free entries is used only to run this Draw and contact the winner. It does not add you to our marketing emails.

10. Governing law

The Draw is governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina.

11. Winner's name

For the winner's name, email support@thewordytraveler.com with the subject "Free Year Draw Winner" after December 15, 2026.

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