You enter the competition for Best Travel Story of the Year by choosing one or more categories. All stories entered in a category are automatically submitted for the Grand Prize at no additional charge.

How do I enter a story in the competition and make my payment?

The process is simple, and goes like this:

1. Click the link below (”Submit your story for the Solas Awards here”) to go to the page where you will select the category or categories you want to enter. Agree to the “Official Rules,” then continue. Confirm your categories and continue to the PayPal page where you can pay via PayPal or credit card.

2. Follow the directions to pay via PayPal or credit card, and when finished, click “continue.”

3. You will be returned to the BestTravelWriting.com page for uploading your entry. After you upload your file, you’re finished.

4. Repeat the procedure for any additional stories you’d like to submit. Each submission will appear separately on your PayPal or credit card bill. (The system doesn’t allow submitting more than one story at a time.)

Submit your story for the Solas Awards here.

Entry fees: $20 for the first two optional categories, $5 for each additional category for the same story. All stories are automatically submitted for the Grand Prize at no additional charge (thus, when you choose your two “optional categories” you will be entered in three, your two choices and the Grand Prize category). If we choose to publish a story in one of our Travelers’ Tales books, we will pay our usual honorarium of $100 for non-exclusive world rights (that means you can sell it again whenever and wherever you want).

All stories receive equal consideration from the judges, the editors of Travelers’ Tales. Your confirmation of fee paid will constitute the sole notification that your entry was received, and we will contact you if you are a winner.

Deadline: The Solas Awards is an annual competition, so you can submit year-round. Winners of the First Annual Competition were announced on our web site March 1, 2007. Winners of the Second Annual Competition were announced on our web site March 1, 2008. Winners of the Third Annual Competition were announced on our web site March 1, 2009. Winners of the Fourth Annual Competition were announced on our web site March 1, 2010. Winners of the current competition will be announced by March 1, 2011. The current competition runs from September 22, 2009 to September 21, 2010.

Rules: Be sure to read the official rules before entering the competition.

Should you wish to submit a story for one of our books without competing for an award, send it to submit@travelerstales.com. It will be given the same careful consideration as always for inclusion in upcoming anthologies.