NATJA - Annual Awards Competition

2004 NATJA Awards Competition Winners

Grand Prize: Cristiano Nogueira. "Rio for Partiers 2004." (Soul Cat Publishers, December 3, 2003).

Grand Prize: Cleo Paskal. "Exotic Canada." National Post. (ten part series)

Judges Award: TravelGirl Magazine (October 2004)

Category 1a: Destination Travel: domestic (newspaper)

First Prize: Lindor Reynolds. "Gimme Swelter." Winnipeg Free Press (Aug. 14, 2004)

Runner Up: Michele Peterson. "Back to the 60's." Ottowa Citizen (Aug. 21, 2004)

Category 1b: Destination Travel: domestic (magazine)

First Prize: Cathy Newman. "Greetings from the Jersey Shore." National Geographic Magazine (August 1, 2004)

First Prize: Dave G. Houser. "Cajun Country." Wellington Livestyles (Spring 2004)

First Prize: David Noyes. "A Wild Cave Experience." Experience Outdoors (Fall 2004)

Runner Up: Lester A. Reingold. "Dayton, Ohio." American Heritage (Fall 2004)

Runner Up: Cameron Burns. "Having a Blast." 5280 (April 2004)

Category 2a: Destination Travel: international (newspaper)

First Prize: Stephen Dau. "Wedding in Sri Lanka Achieves Blissful State." Pittsburgh Post Gazette (August 8, 2004)

Runner Up: Peter Delevett. "Secular Cuba Makes Religion a Reason to Visit." San Jose Mercury News (December 28, 2003)

Runner Up: Lynne R. Christen. "Paris in the Spring." NW Florida Daily News (June 20, 2004)

Category 2b: Destination Travel: international (magazine)

First Prize: Raphael Kadushin. "Bravehearts." OutTraveler. (February 2004)

First Prize: Carl Duncan. "Heaven's Base Camp." Lifestyle+Travel (September 2004)

Runner Up: Dalia Fahmy. "Cairo Cool." Travel Savvy (March 2004)

Runner Up: Cameron M. Burns. "Having a Blast." 5280, Denver's Mile-High Magazine (April 2004)

Category 3: Bylined Column

First Prize: Sophia Dembling. "Next Stop: The Land of Silence." The Dallas Morning News (August 9, 2004).

No Runner Up

Category 4: Local Lifestyle

First Prize: Scott Gurian. "Catfish Noodling." Here and Now/WBUR, Boston (July 15, 2004).

No Runner Up

Category 5: Leisure Activity

First Prize: Natalie MacLean. "She'll Take Manhattan." (Sept. 2004) [also nominated for grand prize]

Runner Up: Amy Rosen. "Ladies of the Vine." (July 17, 2004)

Runner Up: John Lee. "A Spot of Tee-Hee." (July 4, 2004)

Runner Up: Raphael Kadushin. "Cape Town 10 Years Later." (Oct. 2004)

Category 6: Series

First Prize: Ron Bernthal. "Postcards from Paris." WJFF/NPR (July/August 2004)

Runner Up: Dave & Jan Houser. "Lewis and Clark." Motorhome Magazine. (2003-04)

Category 7: Sports in conjunction with travel:

First Prize: Cameron Burns. "A Longer Walk in the Woods." TGO Magazine. November, 2003.

First Prize: David Noyes. "You Never Forget: Riding the Canal Loop at LBL." Experience Outdoors. June, 2004.

Runner Up: Randy Johnson. "Weekend Breakaway: Climbing Tokyo." Hemispheres. July, 2004.

Runner Up: King Montgomery."Bahamas Passport." Fly Fish America. May, 2004.

Category 8: Resorts

First Prize: Sherri Telenko. "Near North." West of City Magazine. (September 2004).

Runner Up: Jill Schensul. "Seeking the Light." The Record. (January 11, 2004).

Category 9: Cruises

First Prize: Sharon Lloyd Spence. "Antarctica: Following in the Wake of Captain Cook." Los Alamos Monitor, Spectrum (March 16, 2003).

First Prize: Karen Hamlin. "My Greek Island Cruise: The Odyssey." Offbeattravel.com (August 2, 2004).

Runner Up: Janet Purcell. "Just Right." Time Off. (February 20, 2004).

Runner Up: Carolyn Walton. "Bella Coola or Bust: A Voyage of Discovery on B.C. Ferries." Good Times. (May 2004)

Category 10: Personality Profile

First Prize: Roff Smith. "Banjo Paterson." National Geographic Magazine (August 1, 2004)

First Prize. Andy Slough: "Ski Lifestyle: Schussing with the Governator." Hemispheres - The Magazine of United Airlines (February 2004)

Runner Up: Michael Schuman. "A Good Excuse to Think Seuss." Philadelphia Inquirer. (February 8, 2004)

Runner Up: Wendy Knight. "Soul Brothers." Kayak Magazine (March 2004)

Runner Up: Paulette Cooper. "Renunion with an Almost-Lost Sister." Jewish Sentinel/Jewish World (April 9-15, 2004)

Category 11: Historical Travel

First Prize: Robert Wayne. "Royal London in Context: the Independent Traveler's Guide to Royal London." (Independent International Travel, 2004)

First Prize: Lester A. Reingold. "American Heritage Great American Place: Dayton, Ohio." (American Heritage Magazine, October 2003).

Runner Up: Justin Catanoso. "Miracles Happen." (Attache, June 2004).

Category 12: Best Travel Broadcast

First Prize: Bryan Scofield. "A Taste of Yountville" (KMIR6-TV/NBC, May 17, 2004).

Runner Up: Michael Dwyer. "Travel and Adventure Radio with Michael Dwyer." (ASTA, July 24, 2004).

Category 13: Best Travel Article Written for Internet

First Prize: Stephanie Block. "Philadelphia, USA: The Question of Betsy Ross." www.tangodiva.com, October 15, 2004. (Contact Name: Teresa Williamson.)

First Prize: Kyle McCarthy. "Family Pride Coming Out." www.FamilyTravelForum.com. June 1, 2004.

Runner Up: Peter I. Rose. "Chianti Classico." Travelworld International Magazine at www.travelworldmagazine.com, March/April, 2004.

Runner Up: Stephen Ausherman. "The Road to Drumcree." www.storysouth.com, June 1, 2004.

Category 14: Best Travel Book

First Prize: Stephanie Elizondo Griest. "Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana." (Villard Books, 2004).

First Prize: Scott Balows. "Tales From Tanzania." (1st Books, 2004).

Runner Up: Stephen Ausherman. "Restless Tribes." (Central Ave. Press, 2004).

Runner Up: Lynne and Hank Cristen. "Travel Wisdom: Tips, Tools, and Tactics for All Travelers." (Aventine Press, 2004).

Category 15: Best Travel Guide

First Prize: Steve Rosenberg and Ellen Sarbone. "Diving Guide Galapagos Islands." (Cruising Guides, June 2004).

Runner Up: Bruce & June Conord. "Adventure Guide to the Yucatan, 3rd Edition." (Hunter Publishing, December 2003).

Runner Up: Kimberly Lisagor. "Outside's Wilderness Lodge Vacations." (W.W. Norton & Co., March 2004).

Category 16: General Trade Story

First Prize: Arnie Weissmann. "Sonic Boom." Travel Weekly (October. 6, 2003).

Runner Up: Linda Kavanagh. "The Foodie Generation." Greenwich Polo 2004. (June 2004).

Category 17: Tips and Advice

First Prize: Ryan Malkin. "Take Your Best Trip Ever - and Save 70%." SmartMoney (March 2004)

Runner Up: Noah Rothbaum. "Leaf Us Alone!" SmartMoney (October 2004)

Runner Up: Howard Hian. "A Cocoon of Comfort." Hanford Sentinel (October 12, 2004)

Category 18: Photography- Overall Excellence

First Prize: Coliena Rentmeester & Tom Dey. "Sets and the City" Travel + Leisure (October 1, 2004)

First Prize: Gary Cralle."Water to Wine" Cuisine Magazine, New Zealand Intl. Edition (November 2003)

Runner Up: Kerrick James " Falling Water" Cerca Magazine (Spring 2004)

Runner Up: Ray Laskowitz. "Shanghai Dance" New York Times Web site ( October 2004)

Runner Up: Monica Larner. "Una Terra" Wine Enthusiast Magazine (October 2004)

Runner Up: Victor Englebert. "Le Sang des Yanomami" La Recherche (November 2003)

Runner Up: Dave House. "When I was a boy in Norway" FACES Magazine (March 2004)

Category 19: Best Cover Photo

First Prize: Michael Snell. "Restored Main Street" Kansas! Magazine (October 2003)

First Prize: Ericka McConnell. "October 2004 Cover" Travel + Leisure (October 2004)

Runner Up: Michael Defreitas. "Outer Banks Cover" Coast-to-Coast (November/December 2003)

Runner Up: John Geary. "Vacationing with the Birds" Airlines WestJet's Inflight Magazine (June 2004)

Category 20: Photography- Landscape, Sunset, Mountain, or Ocean

First Prize: Curt Maas. "A Gaggle of Geese" Iowa Simply Beautiful II (February 2004)

Runner Up: Michael Defreitas. "Alaska's Grand Loop" Coast-to-Coast (March 2004)

Runner Up: Michael Snell. "Wagon Train at Sunset" Kansas Getaway Guide (January 2004)

Runner Up: Kerrick James "Light Show" Sunset Magazine (June 2004)

Category 21: Photography- Architecture and/or Facility

First Prize: Caryn Levy & Mary Schilpp. "Desert Oasis" The Golfer (May 2004)

Runner Up: Richard Carlson. "What's for Lunch?" Mid County Post (June 15, 2004)

Category 22: Press Release

First Prize: Dan Pittman, Costa Mesa CVB, "2004 Drive & Dine" (March 24, 2004)

Runner Up: Mike Stauffer, New Mexico Tourism Department, "Visitors ÔTalk Shop' with Governor Bill Richardson, Tourism Secretary Mike Cerletti at Governor's Mansion Luncheon" (May 12, 2004

Runner Up: Traci Suppa, Westchester County Office of Tourism, "A Summer Weekend Getaway: See the Seven Wonders of Westchester" (2004)

Runner Up: Paul Burditch, Burditch Marketing Communications, "Darioush Changes the Face of Napa Valley" (August 17, 2004)

Category 23: Brochure, Programs, Books, or Newsletter

First Prize: Traci Suppa, Westchester County Office of Tourism, "Outdoor Adventure: The Westchester Way" (2004)

First Prize: Mimi LaCamera, Greater Boston CVB, "Summer in the City" (May 2004)

Runner Up: Donna Metz, Chicago Office of Tourism, "For the Birds" (Summer 2004)

Runner Up: Wendy Haase, Greater Milwaukee CVB, "Milwaukee: A Gay and Lesbian Travel Guide" (2004)

Runner Up: Terri Dennison, PA Route 6 Tourist Assoc., "Take the High Road" (2004)

Runner Up: Daniel Guerrero, West Hollywood CVB, "One Point Nine" (3rd Q 2004)

Runner Up: Susan Houck, The Rouse Company, "Premier Marketplaces" (2004)

Category 24: Overall Press Kit

First Prize: Dax Schieffer, Big Sky Resort, "Winter Press Kit" (2004)

First Prize: Donnette Engebrecht, Pigeon Forge Tennessee Media Kit, "Your All American Getaway" (August 2004)

Runner Up: Carol Martinez, LA Inc., "Walt Disney Concert Hall" (2004)

Runner Up: Laura Libs, Evansville CVB, "Where the Midwest Meets" (2004)

Runner Up: MaureenBrigid Gonzalez, Peabody Hotel Group, "Creation & Expansion of Peabody Alliances for the Arts & Culture (PACC)" (2004)

Runner Up: Hester Waterfield, Virginia Beach CVB, "Live the Life" (2004)

Category 25: Best CVB/Tourist Bureau Web site

First Prize: Round Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, www.SportsCapitalofTexas.com

First Prize: Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce CVB, www.VisitingMontgomery.com

Runner Up: Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, www.Saratoga.org

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

Runner Up: Greater Boston CVB, www.BostonUSA.com

Runner Up: Burson-Marsteller, www.VisitMexicoPress.com

Runner Up: Akron/Summit CVB, www.FlyFromNewYork.org

Category 26: Best Newspaper Travel Section

First Place: The Record, Editor Jill Schensul

Runner Up: None

Category 27: Best Travel Magazine

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

Runner Up: Hemispheres, Editor-In-Chief Randy Johnson

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

Runner Up: International Travel News, Editor David Tykol

Category 28: Best Online Travel Magazine

First Prize: www.Wildwritingwomen.com, Editor-in-Chief Cathleen Miller, Designer/Producer Carla King and Editors at Large Lisa Alpine, Jacqueline Harmon Butler, Pamela Michael

Runner Up: www.JourneyWoman.com, Editor-In-Chief Evelyn Hannon

Category 29: Best Domestic Newspaper Article

*No qualifying entries

Category 30: Best Domestic Magazine Article

First Prize: Child Magazine "An Unforgettable Road Trip" (June/July 2004)

First Prize: enRoute Magazine "Phoenix Reborn" (May 2004)

Runner Up: Hemispheres Magazine, "Three Perfect Days: South Beach" (January 2004)

Runner Up: SHAPE Magazine, "Venture Out: Do-Good, Feel-Good Vacations" (August 2004)

Category 31: Best International Newspaper Article

*No qualifying entries

Category 32: Best International Magazine Article

First Prize: Hemispheres Magazine, "Culture: Alluring Liguria" (August 2004)

Runner Up: Travel + Leisure, "Sets and the City" (September 2004)

Runner Up: enRoute Magazine, " In Cod's Country" (November 2003)