Diane LeBow & April Orcutt Win 2010 Solas Awards

BATW is pleased to point out that two BATW members, Diane LeBow and April Orcutt, won awards in this year’s Travelers’ Tales Solas Awards:

Women’s Travel: The best account by a woman of an encounter or experience on the road
Gold : “At Home in Afghanistan” by Diane LeBow

Doing Good or the Kindness of Strangers: The most inspiring tale of aid, comfort, philanthropy, or caring for others in faraway places, or of being the recipient of a stranger’s largesse
Silver: “Tibetan Bargain with a Twist” by April Orcutt

This year the Solas Awards had more than 250 entries.  See all the Solas Awards winners at http://www.besttravelwriting.com/award-winners-2010/