The TT editors announced the winners of the Eighth Annual Solas Awards for Best Travel Story of the Year on March 1. Congratulations go to Grand Prize winner Bill Giebler, who collected $1,000 for “The Tea in Me,”his compelling story about travels in India where he sees his life revealed through the processing of tea. Lisa Alpine won the silver award and $750 for “Fish Trader Ray,” her quirky tale of Amazon adventure and the characters she met there. James Michael Dorsey and Keith Skinner shared the bronze and won $250 each, James for “From the Ashes,” his haunting tale of a Cambodian Buddhist monk who survived the Pol Pot genocide, Keith for “Inside the Tower,” his moving account of a visit to the home of the late poet Robinson Jeffers. Read these stories below or atBestTravelWriting.com. Look for the other stories on both websites soon. Visit BestTravelWriting.com for more about the awards and a complete list of winners.
