Join us for a live announcement of the 2013 winners of the Gratitude Travel Writing Contest! Direct link to the hangout click here.
The Judges, Richard Bangs and Tiffany Hawk, will be live from California and Virginia. Lisa Niver Rajna and George Rajna, founders of We Said Go Travel and authors of Traveling in Sin, will be live from Koh Samui, Thailand.
Hosted by Dr. Jessie Voigts of Wandering Educators and the Teen Travel Blogging Mentorship Program.
Thank you for participating! Over 500 writers from over 50 countries have shared their stories in our three travel writing contests in 2013.
The Google Hangout announcement will be live Jan 28 at 6pm in California, 9pm in New York City and Jan 29 at 9am in Koh Samui, Thailand. If you cannot make it, it will be archived on YouTube and we will add the link here and on our Facebook page. Click here to join the hangout.
The Inspiration Travel Writing Contest is open! Enter by February 14, 2014. First Prize is $1,000usd. We hope to announce YOUR NAME as the winner of our next contest!
Winners of the We Said Go Travel Writing Contests:
Summer 2103 Independence Travel Writing Contest:
Our First Place Winner is JG who was born in South Korea but grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Enjoy her article, “Myanmar, Ferry Mothers.”
Our Second Place Winner is CC Xander who is one of America’s elite tennis coaches and travelers. Enjoy his article, “Tulum, Mexico.”
Our Third Place Winner is Esther K. Meyers who born in a DP camp at the close of the war to holocaust survivor parents. Enjoy her article , “Poland: The Magic of Discovering Legacy.”
Honorable Mention:
- Fatimah Abdulmalik “Shackles Released in Sudan“
- Chris Palmer: “Tanzania: Freedom in Motion”
- Asia and Russell Nichols: “Indonesia: Wooden Pole in the Village“
Winter 2013 Inspiration Travel Writing Contest:
Our First Place Winner is Rachel Zimmerman Brachman who was born in Canada but now lives in the USA. Enjoy her article about Alaska, “The Whale and the Trampoline”
Our Second Place Winner is JG who was born in South Korea but grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Enjoy her article about Thailand, “Finding Friendship and Tea Above the Clouds.”
Our Facebook Vagabond Choice Award Winner is Arjun Karunwho is from India and wrote about India in a post called, “Kochi and New Year.”
Please comment below and enjoy these related articles