Thank you to all the writers who participated in the 2014 Gratitude Writing Contest! I hope you will choose to share your stories. The 2015 Independence Writing Contest will open in May 2015 and close on July 4, 2015. The 2015 Inspiration Writing Contest entries are being published and the winners will be announced in June. Over sixteen hundred writers from over seventy-five countries have written about their experiences and transformations all over our planet in the last six contests.
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
First Place Winner:
THE MUSINGS OF A BACKPACKER IN CANADA
by Kayla Nesbitt
Second Place Winner:
THE LAST LONG DAY IN NEPAL
by Elaine Pike
Third Place Winner:
CLOTHES TO GROW INTO IN NICARAGUA
by Tina Murty
The We Said Go Travel Team thanks everyone who shared, tweeted, promoted and participated in our Travel Writing Contests. We hope you will join in our next Travel Writing Contest.
Thank you to our esteemed judges!
Richard Bangs, the father of modern adventure travel, is a pioneer in travel that makes a difference, travel with a purpose. He has spent 30 years as an explorer and communicator, and along the way led first descents of 35 rivers around the globe, he is currently producing and hosting the new PBS series, Richard Bangs: Adventure Without End
AnneLise Sorensen is a travel writer, editor, photographer, and TV/radio host who has penned – and wine-tasted – her way across four continents, reporting for multiple media outlets, including New York Magazine, MSN, Time Out, Yahoo Travel, Rough Guides, Gourmet, and Galavante. AnneLise regularly appears as a travel expert on NBC and CNN and she teaches popular travel writing classes and workshops at Mediabistro and travel events and shows.
Thank you for your participation in creating a growing global community of engaged travelers and concerned citizens.
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