The Travelers’ Tales editors are pleased to announce the winners of the Tenth Annual Solas Awards for Best Travel Story of the Year. Grand Prize gold winner Amy Butcher collected $1,000 for “Flight Behavior,” her lyrical account of migrations both of Sandhill cranes and people and what they reveal about life in North America. Mario Kaiser won the silver award and $750 for “Love and Lies in Iran,” his illuminating tale of spending his honeymoon under the watchful eyes of the ayatollahs. Glenda Reed and Lance Mason shared the bronze award and $500, Glenda for her moving tale about securing her confidence on a trans-Pacific sailing journey in “The Good Captain,” and Lance for his probing look at the corruption of power in southern Africa in “The Train to Harare.” See the full list of winners in all 21 categories.
