Nov
16
Travel Classics West
November 16, 2006 | Comments Off
Thanks to Karen Misuraca for forwarding the list of editors who will be at this year’s Travel Classics West. I went in 2004, and found the access to editors was excellent.
November 16-19, 2006
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale Troon North
Scottsdale, AZ
Meeting personally with each travel writer will be some of the top magazine editors in the country:
John Rasmus, Editor-in-Chief, National Geographic Adventure
Susan Moynihan, Editor-in-Chief, Destinations Honeymoons and Weddings
Donna Heiderstadt, Travel Editor, Modern Bride
Lisa Gosselin, Editor-in-Chief, Eating Well
Beth Tomkiw, Editorial Director, Ritz Carlton and Arrive
Leslie Weeden, Travel Editor, Outside Magazine
Delia Orlando, Managing Editor, Four Seasons
Brad Wieners, Executive Editor, Men’s Journal
Peter Aleshire, Editor-in-Chief, Arizona Highways
(several additional editors to be announced)
Nov
15
Travelers’ Tales Launches New Writing Awards and Web Site
November 15, 2006 | Comments Off
| November 15, 2006 |
To celebrate great travel writing, Travelers’ Tales has launched the Solas Awards for Best Travel Story of the Year, an annual competition to find the best writing being done about the world today. The TT 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 copies of the most recent editions of The Best Travel Writing and The Best Women’s Travel Writing. Plus, winners may be published in Travelers’ Tales books. The Solas Awards are part of BestTravelWriting.com, a lively new site for stories, gossip, news, and information about the world of travel writing. Be sure to submit your story before the before November 15, 2006 deadline.