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Award
Solas Awards
Writing competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-09-21
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Travelers’ Tales
- Deadline
- 21 September 2026
- Where
- Online
- Compensation
- $1,000 and publication
- Disciplines
- writing, travel essay
About this opportunity
The Solas Awards, organized by Travelers' Tales, offer a $1,000 prize and publication for an outstanding travel essay. The competition is open to submissions via an online system, with an entry fee of $35. Writers from Arizona and Vermont have specific eligibility rules due to state laws.
Who can apply
- Writers from Arizona and Vermont are eligible for publication but not the cash prize, due to the laws governing pay-to-enter competitions in those states.