September 2010 Travelers' Tales Monthly Newsbrief - Best Travel Writing 2010 & More

Monthly NewsBrief September 2010 Note from the Editor This week we proudly launch our newest book, The Best Travel Writing 2010, with an introduction by William Dalrymple. This edition took a long time to brew, but we hope the wait was worth it because it's loaded with wonderful stories. And note that the deadline for the Solas Awards falls on the autumnal equinox, so get your entries in now before the competition closes. Larry Habegger Executive Editor THE BEST TRAVEL WRITING 2010 More · Buy True Stories from Around the World Introduction by William Dalrymple Edited by James O'Reilly, Larry Habegger, and Sean O'Reilly Explore the mysteries of superstition in Cameroon. Learn a thing or two about death in Mexico. Take adopted children to Korea on a Homeland Tour.  Delve deep into the sacred Japanese pilgrimage route. Travel solo in Panama's forbidding Darien jungle and more.  The Best Travel Writing 2010 is the seventh volume in the annual Travelers' Tales series launched in 2004 to celebrate the world's best travel writing—from Nobel Prize winners to emerging new writers. The points of view and perspectives are global, and themes encompass high adventure, spiritual growth, romance, hilarity and misadventure, service to humanity, and encounters with exotic cuisine. Buy your copy today. ENTER NOW! The deadline for this year’s Solas Awards for Best Travel Story of the Year is just a few weeks away. Have you had an extraordinary travel experience this year? Before summer ends, get your story down and send it in. To enter the competition, go to  BestTravelWriting.com and follow the instructions.   All entries submitted before midnight, September 21 will be eligible. Entries submitted after that will be entered in next year’s competition. More · Buy SOLAS AWARDS DEADLINE SEPT 21 The Solas Awards are an annual competition to find the best writing being done about the world today. The Travelers’ Tales editors will choose winners in 21 categories ranging from adventure to humor, from destination to memoir, and everything in between. The grand prize category has cash awards of $1,000, $750, and $500; all other category winners receive a certificate and a copy of the most recent edition of  THE BEST TRAVEL WRITING or  THE BEST WOMEN'S TRAVEL WRITING. Plus, winners may be published in Travelers’ Tales books.  Check out  BestTravelWriting.com for details. Celebrate the Peace Corps' 50th With One Vote Each Day of September Next spring we're planning to publish a series of four books called The Peace Corps @ 50, collecting stories from all over the world and throughout the fifty years of Peace Corps service. You can help support this effort by casting a vote for it in Pepsi Refresh, a contest to support worthwhile projects across the globe. By clicking here and voting once a day through September, you'll help bring the world home and not only share the 50 years of stories of Peace Corps service, but the wonder and possibilities of our planet and the people upon it. Vote now, vote daily, spread the word.   SPREAD THE WORD Post this information on your web site or blog or spread the word in other ways, such as e-mailing this newsletter to a business associate, family member, or friend - or posting on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or other social media sites. Click the icons at the top of the newsletter to easily share. Thank you.  Visit Our Website: Travelers' Tales Travelers' Tales, an imprint of Solas House, Inc., 853 Alma Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301