2021-22 SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition
122 Travel Book (other than guidebook) ( Travel Audio-Podcasts and Guides,Travel Audio-Radio,Travel Magazines,Travel Coverage in General Magazines,Newspapers)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Public Affairs Entry Title: The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific Entry Credit: Brandon Presser Judge Comment: This skillfully written and edited book presents an intrepid journey of research into the past, combined with a difficult present-day journey to nearly inaccessible Pitcairn Island. Author Brandon Presser sorts truth from rumor about the on-board insurrection popularly known as "Mutiny on the Bounty" more than two centuries ago.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Avalon Travel Entry Title: For the Love of Europe Entry Credit: Rick Steves Judge Comment: This longtime Europe expert impresses once again as he shares memorable anecdotes nation by nation. The publisher offers an attractive format for the insightful musings.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: HarperCollins Entry Title: Twelve Tribes: Promise and Peril in the New Israel Entry Credit: Ethan Michaeli Judge Comment: Ethan Michaeli is more a traditional hard news and features journalist than a travel writer, but that serves him well as he delves deep into the divisions that have made contemporary Israel what it is — and what it is not.
