YourLifeIsATrip.com Wins SATW Awards
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July 12, 2010
YOURLIFEISATRIP.COM HONORED WITH SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITERS WESTERN CHAPTER WRITING AWARDS
Santa Fe, New Mexico. July 27, 2010 — YourLifeIsATrip.com was recently honored with two first-place writing awards from the Western Chapter of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW). The site won Gold awards in both Best Travel Blog and Best Revenue Producing Website categories.
“We're very proud of these awards,” said Ellen Barone, YourLifeIsATrip.com co-founder and publisher. “We’re thrilled that the site and our writers have been acknowledged by our peers in this way. Since its launch in 2009, thanks to an assemblage of 65+ contributors, YourLifeIsATrip.com has experienced rapid growth on the new reader and new subscriber fronts and is positioned well to reach like-minded travelers and support a wide array of collaborations and partnerships.”
“We had a vision of something unusual. Ask people who are storytellers to tell the stories of how specific trip - in life or on the road - impacted, moved or changed them,” said Judith Fein, YourLifeIsATrip.com co-founder and editor. “I am thrilled the vision has brought joy, information and meaning to so many others.”
The Western Chapter of SATW (www.satw.org) includes travel editors, writers and public relations representatives in 13 western states. Now in its 55th year, SATW is a professional association whose purpose is to promote responsible journalism, provide professional support and development for members and encourage the conservation and preservation of travel resources worldwide.
A group travel blog, YourLifeIsATrip.com was founded on the belief that there is no division between your travels, your life, your soul, your wellbeing, your relationships, your money, your work and your play. The site features different voices, different subjects, all related by the common theme – life as a trip.
Western Chapter Writing Award Recipients 2010
Category 1: Travel Book No awards
Category 2: Guide Book
Gold Carol Fowler
Great Destinations: The Alaska Panhandle
Countryman Press
Silver Michele Bigley
Northern California: An Explorer’s Guide
Countryman Press
Bronze Lee Foster
The Photographer’s Guide to San Francisco
Countryman Press
Category 3: Travel Trade Article
Gold Maria Lenhart
Code Blues
Meetings South
Silver Maribeth Mellon
The Making of Mayakoba
TravelAge West
Bronze David Swanson
The Myths of India
TravelAge West
Category 4: Service Article
Gold Janet Fullwood
Retirement Mexico Style
Where to Retire
Silver Bob Cooper
Dune Trek
Experience Life
Bronze Laura Daily
Hands-On Haute Cuisine
Executive Travel
Category 5: Internet Travel Article
Gold Judith Morgan
Dreaming of Botswana
Silver Lee Foster
Five Tips for Photographing San Francisco
Bronze Maribeth Mellin
Mexico: The Real Deal
Category 6: Revenue Producing Website
Gold Ellen Barone and Judith Fein
Your Life is a Trip
Silver Yvonne Horn
Winery Wedding Guide
Bronze Lee Foster
Foster Travel
Category 7: Travel Blog
Gold Ellen Barone and Judith Fein
Your Life is a Trip
Silver Lee Foster
Lee Foster Blog
Foster Travel Publishing
www.FosterTravel.com/category/blog/travel
Bronze Claire Walter
Travel Babel
Catgory 8: Travel Column
Gold Candy Harrington
The Able Traveler
www.Frommers.com
Silver Elizabeth Hansen
Detours
Ranch & Coast
Bronze Yvonne Horn
The Garden Path
International Travel News
Category 9: Adventure Travel
Gold Kari Bodnarchuk
Close Encounters
The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2009
Travelers’ Tales
Silver Yvette Cardozo
The Wonders of Manibia
www.Peachin.com
Bronze John Flinn
In Churchill, Manitoba: Snorkel with Belugas
San Francisco Chronicle
Category 10: Newspaper Self-Illustrated Travel Article
Gold Kari Bodnarchuk
Picture Perfect
Boston Sunday Glove
Silver David Swanson
On the Sand: A Beach-to-Beach Guide to Mexico’s Riviera Maya
Miami Herald
Bronze Kari Bodnarchuk
Kauai Beyond the Beach
Boston Sunday Globe
Category 11: Magazine Self-Illustrated Travel Article
Gold Yvette Cardozo
The Mother of All Night Lights
Spice
Silver Dave Houser and Jan Butchofsky
Old West Meets High Art
Men’s Folio
Bronze No Award
Category 12: Newspaper Travel Article - fewer than 1000 Words
Gold Larry Habegger
Buying a Shirt had Several Wrinkles
San Francisco Chronicle
Silver Yvette Cardozo
50 States: Utah
New York Post
Bronze Yvonne Horn
My Polka-dot Jilaabah not a Hit in Tehran
San Francisco Chronicle
Category 13: Newspaper Travel Article – more than 1000 Words
Gold John Flinn
Finding Real America in 6,000-mile Western Trek
San Francisco Chronicle
Silver Larry Habegger
Up a Lazy River: The Nile Reveals Glimpses of Ancient and Modern Egypt
San Francisco Chronicle
Bronze Kari Bodnarchuk
A Woman Traveling Alone? The World can be Your Oyster, Too
The Boston Sunday Globe
Category 14: Magazine Travel Article – fewer than 1500 Words
Gold David Swanson
Tasty Roots
Islands
For more information, please contact:
Ellen Barone (http://ellenbarone.com)
505.216.7556
Email: ellen@yourlifeisatrip.com
URL: http://www.yourlifeisatrip.com
Judith Fein (http://www.globaladventure.us)
505.982.9248
Email: judith@yourlifeisatrip.com
URL: http://www.yourlifeisatrip.com
