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TravelersTales.com | March 1, 2014
Winners Announced in the Eighth Annual Solas Awards
Winners of the Eighth Annual Solas Awards for Best Travel Story of the Year were announced March 1, 2014 on BestTravelWriting.com by the editors of Travelers' Tales. Grand Prize winner Bill Giebler collected $1,000 for "The Tea in Me," his compelling story about travels in India where he sees his life revealed through the processing of tea. Lisa Alpine won the silver award and $750 for "Fish Trader Ray," her quirky tale of Amazon adventure and the characters she met there. James Michael Dorsey and Keith Skinner shared the bronze and won $250 each, James for "From the Ashes," his haunting tale of a Cambodian Buddhist monk who survived the Pol Pot genocide, Keith for "Inside the Tower," his moving account of a visit to the home of the late poet Robinson Jeffers. More than 200 entries in 21 categories kept the judges busy. The stories this year were especially strong, making decisions across the board very difficult. As usual, not every story that deserved an award received one. Here's the complete list of winners. Winning stories are posted on BestTravelWriting.com and many will appear in future Travelers' Tales books.
Deadline for the Ninth Annual Solas Awards is September 21, 2014. The competition is year-round, however, so submit your stories any time.
The Solas Awards are an annual competition to find the best writing being done about the world today. The Travelers' Tales editors 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 an awards certificate. Plus, winners may be published in Travelers' Tales books. Check out BestTravelWriting.com for details of the awards and more.
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