2024-25 SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition
103 Travel Coverage in General Magazines ( All)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Midwest Living Entry Title: Midwest Living Entry Credit: Julia Sayers Gokhale, Kylee Krizmanic, Hannah Agran, Mary-Beth Tibbens Judge Comment: Delightful small towns, unexpected attractions and local knowledge create an engaging combination in the travel coverage of Midwest Living. The vigorous “Away” section is filled with the reader service information needed to hit the road for discoveries in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, or to clamber through Missouri’s Elephant Rocks State Park. Features take readers into the heartbeat of underground Cincinnati or to relax with a glass in the northeastern Ohio wine region. There’s an overall sense of neighborliness that will have readers packing the car.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: National Parks Magazine Entry Title: National Parks Entry Credit: Rona Marech, Nicolas Brulliard, Nicole Yin, Katherine DeGroff Judge Comment: The travel stories in National Parks magazine feel like an insider tour with the grizzled guide who is brimming with stories from decades of exploring those parks. It’s packed with places to go, inspiring stories, personal essays and even a little poetry. And there are plenty of surprises, too, including the delight of taking time to inhale the scents of Arches National Park, how advocates and technology are making parks more accessible for wheelchair users and the U.S. poet laureate’s parks project that might have you finding poetry in unexpected places.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Yankee Entry Title: Yankee magazine Entry Credit: Ian Aldrich, Jennifer Johnson, Katty Van Itallie, Kim Knox Beckius, Heather Marcus Judge Comment: Staying home is not an option after reading the travel stories in Yankee magazine. The stories carry an informed and trusted voice – whether that’s a day-by-day itinerary for making the most of a trip to Cape Cod or divulging a secluded New Hampshire spot for blazing fall color. Especially impressive is the summer travel guide with the best places for libations, some quirky art installations and a summer’s worth of weekend destinations. Altogether, these stories form a go-to guide of local haunts and insider secrets.
