Travelers' Tales News Brief Winners Announced in the Eleventh Annual Solas Awards Winners of the Eleventh Annual Solas Awards for Best Travel Story of the Year were announced today on BestTravelWriting.com by the editors of Travelers' Tales. Grand Prize winner James Michael Dorsey collected $1,000 for "Jordan's Bull," his powerful account of an encounter with a nomadic boy on an island in the Niger River in Mali. Katherine Jamieson won the silver award and $750 for "Bubble-Up," her poignant story of a surprising tropical love in Guyana. Anna Vodicka claimed the bronze award and $500 for "The Remnants of War: A Meditation on Peleliu," her thought-provoking essay about the power of nature and people to transcend the lasting effects of war. Deadline for the Twelfth Annual Solas Awards is September 21, 2017. 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. Copyright 2017, Travelers' Tales/Solas House, Inc. All rights reserved. Please feel free to post this information on your web site or spread the word in other ways, such as e-mailing this newsletter to a business associate, family member, or friend. Thank you. Travelers' Tales/Solas House, Inc. 2320 Bowdoin Street Palo Alto, CA 94306
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