NATJA - Annual Awards Competition

2005 NATJA Awards Competition Winners

Grand Prize (Writing): Robert Sibley, "A Pilgrim's Lot," Ottawa Citizen (April 24, 2005)

Grand Prize (Writing): Sarah Rose, "Paradise Retained," Plenty Magazine (June/July 2005)

Grand Prize (Photography): Vicki Weathers, "Grace on the Wing," Coastal Living (November/December 2004)

Grand Prize (Photography): Cedric Angeles, "Ultimate North," Travel+Leisure (November 1, 2004)

Category 1a: Destination Travel: domestic (newspaper)

First Prize: Peter Johansen, "Harlem swings back," Ottawa Citizen (June 25, 2005)

First Prize: Jill Schensul, "100 years of Vegas, Baby," The Record (Bergen County, N.J.) (May 15, 2005)

Runner Up: Danielle Schleif, "My great American Road Trip . . . with Mom & Dad," New York Daily News (July 24, 2005)

Category 1b: Destination Travel: domestic (magazine)

First Prize: Roger Toll, "The Other Oahu," Sky Magazine (September 2005)

First Prize: Dave G. Houser, "Vivid Dazzle," Men's Folio (June 2005)

First Prize: Lyn Kidder, "Springing to Life," New Mexico Magazine (June 2005)

Runner Up: Vicki Weathers, "Oregon's Light Motif," Coastal Living (October 2004)

Runner Up: Selby Bateman, "Iowa Shangri-la," AAA Living (July/August 2005)

Category 2a: Destination Travel: international (newspaper)

First Prize: Christina Pochmursky, "Walk Across Africa," Toronto Star (June 23, 2005)

Runner Up: Jill Schensul, "Making Peace With Vietnam," The Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (April 17, 2005)

No Runners Up

Category 2b: Destination Travel: international (magazine)

First Prize: Raphael Kadushin, "Ghostwriting," British CondŽ Nast Traveler (April 2005)

First Prize: Alison Wright, "Postcard from the edge," YogaJournal (May/June 2005)

Runner Up: Jacqueline Swartz, "Orient-Express Africa," Nuvo Magazine (Autumn 2005)

Category 3: Bylined Column

First Prize: Dave Abbott, "The Money Puddle - Las Vegas," Celtic Connection, April 2005

Second Prize: Cleo Paskal, "Feeling a bit flushed in India," Toronto Star, August 13, 2005

Runner Up: Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "The girl by the side of the road," International Herald Tribune, May 21-22, 2005

Runner Up: Debra A. Barsotti, "The Faithful Traveler: Many Languages, One Voice, One Heart," The Monitor (Newspaper of the Diocese of Trenton, NJ), August 8, 2005

Category 4: Local Lifestyle

First Prize: Monica Larner, "The Glory of the Low Road" in Wine Enthusiast (February 2005)

First Prize: Paul Sochaczewski, "The White Elephants of Burma" in Geographical Magazine (September 2005)

Runner Up: Ann Lombardi, "Mein Gott, I've Fried His Underpants" in Atlanta Journal Constitution (January 9, 2005)

Runner Up: Linda Hagen Miller, "Island Spirit" in La Vie Claire Magazine (Summer 2005).

Category 5: Leisure Activity

First Prize: Natalie MacLean, "American Idol," NatalieMacLean.com (December 24, 2004)

Second Prize: Carol Perehudoff, "Clean Conscience," En Route (September 2005)

Runner Up: Philip Preville, "Porch Songs," En Route (June 2005)

Category 6: Series

First Prize: Robert Sibley, "The Way of Snikoku," Ottawa Citizen (April 24-September 18, 2005)

First Prize: Cleo Paskal, "Three Goals," National Post (October 30 to November 13, 2004)

Runner Up: Katherine Rodeghier, "Hot spot at the bottom of the world" (part 1) and "Natural wonders of White Continent" (part 2), Daily Herald (October 3 to October 10, 2004)

Runner Up: Brad A. Johnson, Kedric Francis, Gillian Flynn and Audrey Davidow, "Lost in the Wild: Jungle Book; The Myanmar Mystique; The Bush Agenda; Finding Nimmo; Survivor Lite," Angeleno (August 2005)

Category 7: Sports in conjunction with travel:

First Prize: Cameron M. Burns, "Kiteboarding Takes Off," Aspen Times Weekly (September 11, 2005)

Runner Up: Craig Ligibel, "Treasure of the Sierra La Laguna," Baja Life (Fall 2005)

Runner Up: H. Thayer Walker, "Kings of the Nile," Student Traveler (November 2004)

Category 8: Resorts

First Prize: Nick Gallo, "Good-hearted Getaway," Hemisphere Magazine (August 2005)

First Prize: Tom Uhlenbrock, "The Turtles Beach," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (January 2, 2005)

Runner Up: Charlene Rooke, "Luxury at the end of the world," enRoute (August 2005).

Runner Up: Chris McBeath, "The Schau-Larsens," Spa Business (December 2004-January 2005).

Category 9: Cruises

First Prize: Bob Morris, "Traveling Companion," Travel + Leisure (April 2005)

First Prize: Carol Perehudoff, "Cruising Italian Style," Toronto Star (September 3, 2005)

Second Prize: Ralph Grizzle, "Ship Shape," Hemisphere Magazine (September 2005)

Runner Up: Lisa Codianne Fowler, "Laying Low in Abaco," Style Magazine/Sarasota Herald-Tribune (July 28, 2005)

Runner Up: Brooke Cunningham, "The Coast of Maine by Schooner," TravelLady Magazine (September 18, 2005)

Runner Up: Tom Uhlenbrock, "Bottom of the World," Travel and Leisure/St. Louis Post-Dispatch (February 13, 2005)

Category 10: Personality Profile

First Prize: Lisa Codianne Fowler, "Dear Abbey", Advertising Supplement to the Herald Tribune (Summer 2005)

First Prize: Peter Bronski, "Paddler Profile - Eric Stiller: In the Big Apple", Sea Kayaker Magazine (February 2005)

Runner Up: Colleen Fliedner, "The Humble Hero", France Today Magazine (November 2004)

Runner Up: Alison Wright, "The Life That Almost Wasn't", Outside (February 2005)

Category 11: Historical Travel

First Prize: Kristin Romey, "The Forgotten Realm of Alexander" in Archaeology Magazine (November/December 2004)

First Prize: Montieth M. Illingworth, "Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan" in Hemispheres Magazine (February 2005)

Runner Up: Christopher P. Baker, "Cuba: The Island That Rolls on Whitewall Tires" in Vuelo/Inflight Magazine of Mexicana Airlines (Feb 2005)

Category 12: Senior Travel

First Prize: Joan Rattner Heilman, "A Couple of Old Fogies at the Great Wall of China," The Sun (Lowell, Massachusetts), August 21, 2005

First Prize: Pam Hobbs," Quebec City With Our Grandchildren," Good Times, February 2005

Runner Up: Neil Myers, "Cruising the Rivers of Russia - Is It For Everyone?," Travel World, November 1, 2004

Category 13: Family Travel

First Prize: Joe Yogerst, "Big Memories in the Big Apple," Hemisphere Magazine (November 2004)

First Prize: Beth D'Addono, "Get Away, Get Together," Voyageur (July-September, 2005)

Runner Up: Julie Hatfield, "A Field Trip to Vermont," Boston Globe (July 28, 2004)

Category 14: Culinary Travel

First Prize: Alan Richman, "Eating His Words," EnRoute Magazine, November 2004

First Prize: Matt Lee and Ted Lee, "Real Jamaica Flavor," Travel + Leisure, March 2005

Second Prize: Rob McKeown, "Discovering the essence of Seoul food," Boston Sunday Globe, February 20, 2005

Runner Up: Andrew Solomon, "All the Food in China," Travel + Leisure, October 2005

Runner Up: Monica Larner, "Touring and Tasting in Tuscany," Wine Enthusiast, July 2005

Category 15: Best Audio Travel Broadcast

First Prize: Adrien Glover and Jim Luce, "48 Hours in Miami," Budget Travel Online (September 2, 2005)

No Runners Up

Category 16: Best Visual Travel Broadcast

No Prizes

Category 17: Best Travel Article Written for Internet

First Prize: Kevin Pritchard, "Old 82," StorySouth.com (Fall 2004)

Second Prize: Natalie Maclean, "Looking Through a Glass Dimly," NatalieMaclean.com (December 22, 2004)

Runner Up: Linda Pernice Kavanagh, "Road Trip! Unique Journeys Not Far From Home," Fairfield County Online (Sept. 1, 2005)

Runner Up: Marcie J. Bushnell, "Iceland: Viking Challenger Tour," Tango Diva (March 2005)

Category 18: Best Travel Book

First Prize: Neva Sullaway, Chasing Dreamtime (Brookview Press, 2005)

Runner Up: Lea Lane, Solo Traveler (Fodor's Press, 2005)

Category 19: Best Travel Guide

First Prize: Laura Reiley, Florida Gulf Coast (Avalon Travel Publishing, 2005)

Runner Up: Don & Betty Martin, The Best of San Francisco, Sixth Edition (DiscoverGuides, 2005)

Category 20: Best General Trade Story

First Prize: Chris McBeath, "Greening the Bottom Line," InnFocus, Winter 2004

Runner Up: Anne Burke, "Hip to the KOR," TravelAge West, May 2, 2005

Category 21: Tips & Advice

First Prize: Kenneth Shapiro, "When it all goes wrong," TravelAge West, September 19, 2005

No Runners Up

Category 22: Photography - Overall Excellence

First Prize: Coliena Rentmeester and Tom Dey, "Higher Ground," Travel+Leisure (August 2005)

Second Prize: Douglas Peebles (photographer) and Derek Paiva (author), Visual Hawaii (Mutual Publishing, 2005)

Runner Up: Alison Wright, "Postcard from the Edge," Yoga Journal (May/June 2005)

Category 23: Best Cover Photo

First Prize: Joanna Van Mulder, Travel + Leisure (June 2005)

Runner Up: Jean Vachon, EnRoute (August 2005)

Runner Up: Jeffrey Dupre, Mackinac Living Magazine (2005)

Category 24: Photography - Landscape, Sunset, Mountain or Ocean View

First Prize: Sara Gray, "American Idyll," Coastal Living (September 2005)

No Runners Up

Category 25: Photography - Architecture and/or Facility

First Prize: Gail Mooney, "Air & Space Museum," Internal North America Magazine (March/April/May 2005)

Runner Up: Richard Carlson, "Pretty Boxes on the Hillside," Relax Magazine (September 2005)

Business & Publication Winners

Category 26: Press Release

First Prize: Amy Newcomb, Hawkins International PR, "It's Luxury and Adventure to the Extreme in Taos, New Mexico at Latir Mountain Ranch From El Monte Sagrado Living Resort & Spa" (2005)

Runner Up: Ryan LaFata, The Hampton Roads CVB "79th Annual Hampton Cup Regatta Returns for Another Year" (2005)

Runner Up: Paul Burditch, Burditch Marketing Communications, "Women & Wine™ Creates New Niche in Luxury Travel as the First Company Dedicated to Wine Themed Itineraries for Women" (2005)

Runner Up: Carol Martinez, LA, Inc., "Discover LA's Third Street Neighborhood on Foot" (2005)

Category 27: Brochure, Program, Books or Newsletter

First Prize: Mary Fugere, Hampton CVB, "Hampton Day Pass: When We Say Have a Great Day, We Mean It!" (2005)

First Prize: Judy Lynes, The Phelps Group, "Redefining Malaysia Airlines Experience" (2005)

Runner Up: Valerie Peña, Tim Keller and Tosha Daugherty, Bloomington CVB, "Breakaway Visitors Guide" (2005)

Runner Up: Kriss Titus, Loretta Shaffer, Tracy Louthain, Beaches of South Walton, "Art, Nature & Cultural Guide" (2005)

Runner Up: Chris McBeath, Travelink Publishing, "Echo Valley Ranch Specialty Packages" (2005)

Runner Up: Donna Metz, Chicago Office of Tourism, "Great Chicago Fire Sale" (2004)

Category 28: Best Overall Press Kit

First Prize: Jennifer Hawkins, Hawkins International PR, "Castello di Casole" (2005)

First Prize: Matt Bolas, Bristol VA/TN CVB, "Virginia's heritage Music Trail: The Crooked Road" (2005)

Runner Up: Donnette Engelbrecht, BOHAN, "Pigeon Forge Media Kit" (2005)

Runner Up: Michael Bruckler, Atlantic City CVB, "Atlantic City, Always Turned On" (2005)

Category 29: Best CVB/Tourist Bureau Web Site

First Prize: Bloomington CVB, www.VisitBloomington.com

First Prize: Beaches of South Walton, www.BeachesofSouthWalton.com

Runner Up: Westchester County Office of Tourism, www.WestchesterTourism.com

Runner Up: Kitsap Peninsula Visitor & Convention Bureau, www.VisitKitsap.com

Runner Up: LA, Inc., www.SeeMyLA.com

Category 30: Best Newspaper Travel Section

First Prize: The Record, Jill Schensul

Runner Up: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Libby Smith

Category 31: Best Travel Magazine

First Prize: Travel + Leisure, Editor-In-Chief Nancy Novogrod

Runner Up: Elite Traveler, Editorial Director Laura Q. Hughes

Runner Up: enRoute, Editor-in-Chief Arjun Basu

Runner Up: Travel Savvy, Editor-in-Chief Keija Minor

Runner Up: Sojourns, Editor-in-Chief Janet Simms

Category 32: Best Online Travel Magazine

First Prize: www.budgettravelonline.com, Editor-in-Chief Erik Torkells

Runner Up: www.familytravelnetwork.com, Managing Editor Nancy Schretter

Runner Up: www.travelsite.com, Carole Herdegen

Category 33: Best Domestic Newspaper Article

*No qualifying entries

Category 34: Best Domestic Magazine Article

First Prize: Travel + Leisure "Northern Rites" (February 2005)

First Prize: Budget Travel "Can a Place Be Too Perfect?" (July/August 2005)

Runner Up: Travel + Leisure "True Hawaii" (November 2004)

Runner Up: Travel + Leisure "The New Casino Culture" (August 2005)

Category 35: Best International Newspaper Article

*No qualifying entries

Category 36: Best International Magazine Article

First Prize: Travel + Leisure "Iran" (July 2005)

Runner Up: Budget Travel "The Deeper You Go, the Sweeter it Gets" (December/January 2005)

Runner Up: Spa Business (UK) "Udo & T'Ai Erasmus" (October/November 2004)