SATW Central States Chapter Writing Contest Winners

SATW Central States Chapter Writing Contest Winners

Best Newspaper Travel Article Featuring U.S./Canadian Destination

1st Place-Janet Podolak-Frozen Kingdom-Niagara Falls in winter a frosty spectacle

2nd Place-Susan Bayer Ward-Approach Gives Hope

3rd Place-Melanie McManus-Island Disputes

Best Magazine Travel Article Featuring U.S./Canadian Destination

1st Place-Damaine Vonada-Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Lincoln’s Assassination

2nd Place-Rosalind Cummings Yeates-Memphis Memories-Honoring the past with music, legacies and landmarks

3rd Place-Michael Hiller-Carmel Chic

Best Newspaper Travel Article on an International Destination

1st Place-Diana Lambdin Meyer-A Soldier’s Story

2nd Place-Randy Mink—Making Manchester-Journeying through Britain’s Contemporary City

3rd Place-Beth Blair-Sailing Family Style

Best Magazine Travel Article on an International Destination

1st Place-Jackie Finch-Birthplace of a Dictator-Stalin Museum in Republic of Georgia highlights horrors and history

2nd Place-Roberta Sotonoff-Mongolia Nadaam Festival and Gobi Desert Beauty in the Middle of Nowhere

3rd Place-Rich Warren-Tiny Tidings

Best Travel How-To/Consumer Reporting Article

1st Place-Melanie McManus-D.C. Shines in the off season

2nd Place-Susan Pollack-Hello Toledo

3rd Place-Mary Bergin-Tips for a good trip

Best Travel Article Featuring Ecology/Conservation/Preservation

1st Place-Jackie Finch-Horse racing superstars find forever home at Old Friends

2nd Place-Larry Bleiberg-The Mighty Hooch-Rafters splash down the Chattahoochee River on the world’s longest urban white water course

3rd Place-Janet Podolak-Prehistoric Museum-French cave discovery showcases Paleolithic art from 36,000 years ago

Best Self-Illustrated Travel Article

1st Place-Rosalind Cummings Yeates-Moorish Impressions in Andalucia

2nd Place-Laura Watilo Blake-The Wild Side

3rd Place-Katherine Rodeghier-It’s almost leaf-peeping season at Starved Rock State Park

Best Travel Series Appearing in a Newspaper, Magazine or Travel Website

1st Place-Janet Podolak-Trying to learn from the past-Museum aims to show how and why Nazi movement got its start in Munich

2nd Place-Betsa Marsh-“’Gadabout’ Teresa becomes The Traveling Saint”

3rd Place-Mary Bergin-Vietnam has come a long way since war

Best Travel Website or Blog

1st Place-Beth Blair-TheVacationGals.com

2nd Place-Mary Bergin-RoadsTraveled.com

3rd Place-Gary Arndt-Everything-Everywhere.com

Best Travel Article in a Digital Medium

1st Place-Susan Bayer Ward-Approach Gives Hope

2nd Place-Rosalind Cummings Yeates-Kluane National Park-Yukon Glacier Flightseeing

3rd Place-Diana Lambdin Meyer-Visiting the World’s Most Embarrassing Museum

Best Travel App

Winner-Gary Arndt

Best Travel Commentary

1st Place-Larry Bleiberg-The moments that made me love flying

2nd Place-Jackie Finch-Iceland Pro Cruises: Saying goodbye to a magical trip

3rd Place-Beth Blair-Meet the flight attendant who spreads joy in the skies

Best Travel Article Featuring Central States Meeting Sites

1st Place-Richard Varr-Abraham Lincoln, Up Close in Oklahoma

2nd Place-Betsa Marsh-Throw-back Thursday: Mamie Eisenhower still reigns as 195s First Lady of Style

3rd Place-Betsa Marsh-Oz Museum in Wamego, KS celebrates 115th Anniversary of Wizard of Oz

Best Travel Guidebook

1st Place- Annette Thompson-Alabama Barbecue-Delicious Road Trips

2nd Place-Beth D’Addono-The Hunt New Orleans

3rd Place-Mary Bergin-Wisconsin Supper Club Cookbook

Henry & Vera Bradshaw Memorial Award

Winner-Jackie Finch