Winners: Independence Writing Contest 2014

Thank you to all the writers who participated in our 2014 Independence Writing Contest! We hope you will share more stories with us. The 2014 Gratitude Travel Writing Contest is now open and closes November 27, 2014.

Over fourteen hundred writers from over seventy-five countries have written about their experiences and transformations all over our planet in the last five contests.

 AND THE WINNERS ARE:

First Place Winner:  
Monet Waits by Tina Murty

 

Second Place Winner:
1974 in Nepal by Kirsti Whalen

Third Place Winner:
How Salamanders Led Me on My Travels by Tiffany Soukup

 

We really appreciate everyone who shared, tweeted, promoted and participated in our Travel Writing Contests. We hope you will join in our Gratitude  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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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED! 

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