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Best Travel Writing Contests in 2024

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Crossings Travel Writing Competition

Intrepid Times

Genres: Non-fiction, Short Story, and Travel

Write an original, factual, first-person travel story that centers on a crossing of some kind. Your travel story should, as always, grow around the context of a place or experience; we want to see the theme being used in a way that enhances both. Editors will be looking for originality, voice, and a satisfying story arc that captures attention and makes use of imagery to pull the reader along at every step.

Additional prizes:

Publication in Intrepid Times

📅 Deadline: April 30, 2024

Irene Adler Prize

Lucas Ackroyd

Genres: Essay, Non-fiction, and Travel

I’ve traveled the world from Sweden to South Africa, from the Golden Globes to the Olympic women’s hockey finals. I’ve photographed a mother polar bear and her cubs and profiled stars like ABBA, Jennifer Garner and Katarina Witt. And I couldn’t have done it without women. I’ve been very fortunate, and it’s time for me to give back. With the Irene Adler Prize, I’m awarding a $1,000 scholarship to a woman pursuing a degree in journalism, creative writing, or literature at a recognized post-secondary institution.

2x honorable mentions: $250

📅 Deadline: May 30, 2024

100 Word Writing Contest

Tadpole Press

Genres: Essay, Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science Fiction, Science Writing, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's, Poetry, Romance, Short Story, Suspense, and Travel

Can you write a story using 100 words or less? Pieces will be judged on creativity, uniqueness, and how the story captures a new angle, breaks through stereotypes, and expands our beliefs about what's possible or unexpectedly delights us. In addition, we are looking for writing that is clever or unique, inspires us, and crafts a compelling and complete story. The first-place prize has doubled to $2,000 USD.

2nd: writing coach package

💰 Entry fee: $15

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Travel Writing Award

Ottawa Tourism

Genres: Travel

Ottawa Tourism offers an annual $500 CAD prize for outstanding travel writing featuring Canada’s Capital Region. Eligible entries include items in English or in French that have appeared in magazines, newspapers, or online media in 2023 that highlight Ottawa as a travel destination.

📅 Deadline: February 02, 2024 (Expired)

Anthology Travel Writing Competition 2024

Anthology Magazine

The Anthology Travel Writing Competition is open to original and previously unpublished travel articles in the English language by writers of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. We are looking for an engaging article that will capture the reader’s attention, conveying a strong sense of the destination and the local culture. Max 1000 words.

💰 Entry fee: $16

📅 Deadline: November 30, 2024

Solas Awards

Best Travel Writing

Extraordinary stories about travel and the human spirit have been the cornerstones of our books since 1993. With the Solas Awards we honor writers whose work inspires others to explore. We’re looking for the best stories about travel and the world. Funny, illuminating, adventurous, uplifting, scary, inspiring, poignant stories that reflect the unique alchemy that occurs when you enter unfamiliar territory and begin to see the world differently as a result. We hope these awards will be a catalyst for those who love to leave home and tell others about it.

Publication

💰 Entry fee: $25

📅 Deadline: September 21, 2024

Global Experience Travel Writing Contest

Have you been marked by travel? If so, tell us how. Engaging with the genre of creative nonfiction, seize upon memorable incidents from your travel history — study abroad, domestic travels, even your discovery of Northfield. Entertain us. Make us laugh. Move us. Help us travel with you.

📅 Deadline: April 07, 2024 (Expired)

New Deal Writing Competition

New Deal Museum

Genres: Christian, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Mystery, Novel, Novella, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, and Travel

GVCA is excited to announce the ninth annual New Deal Writing Competition! This competition challenges writers to use a painting chosen by the staff at GVCA as inspiration for a short story. This year’s painting is “Playtime” by Fred Ross.

Publication in newsletter

💰 Entry fee: $5

📅 Deadline: March 15, 2024 (Expired)

Discover the finest writing contests of 2024 for fiction and non-fiction authors — including short story competitions, essay writing competitions, poetry contests, and many more. Updated weekly, these contests are vetted by Reedsy to weed out the scammers and time-wasters. If you’re looking to stick to free writing contests, simply use our filters as you browse.

Why you should submit to writing contests

Submitting to poetry competitions and free writing contests in 2024 is absolutely worth your while as an aspiring author: just as your qualifications matter when you apply for a new job, a writing portfolio that boasts published works and award-winning pieces is a great way to give your writing career a boost. And not to mention the bonus of cash prizes!

That being said, we understand that taking part in writing contests can be tough for emerging writers. First, there’s the same affliction all writers face: lack of time or inspiration. Entering writing contests is a time commitment, and many people decide to forego this endeavor in order to work on their larger projects instead — like a full-length book. Second, for many writers, the chance of rejection is enough to steer them clear of writing contests. 

But we’re here to tell you that two of the great benefits of entering writing contests happen to be the same as those two reasons to avoid them.

When it comes to the time commitment: yes, you will need to expend time and effort in order to submit a quality piece of writing to competitions. That being said, having a hard deadline to meet is a great motivator for developing a solid writing routine.

Think of entering contests as a training session to become a writer who will need to meet deadlines in order to have a successful career. If there’s a contest you have your eye on, and the deadline is in one month, sit down and realistically plan how many words you’ll need to write per day in order to meet that due date — and don’t forget to also factor in the time you’ll need to edit your story!

For tips on setting up a realistic writing plan, check out this free, ten-day course: How to Build a Rock-Solid Writing Routine.

In regards to the fear of rejection, the truth is that any writer aspiring to become a published author needs to develop relatively thick skin. If one of your goals is to have a book traditionally published, you will absolutely need to learn how to deal with rejection, as traditional book deals are notoriously hard to score. If you’re an indie author, you will need to adopt the hardy determination required to slowly build up a readership.

The good news is that there’s a fairly simple trick for learning to deal with rejection: use it as a chance to explore how you might be able to improve your writing.

In an ideal world, each rejection from a publisher or contest would come with a detailed letter, offering construction feedback and pointing out specific tips for improvement. And while this is sometimes the case, it’s the exception and not the rule.

Still, you can use the writing contests you don’t win as a chance to provide yourself with this feedback. Take a look at the winning and shortlisted stories and highlight their strong suits: do they have fully realized characters, a knack for showing instead of telling, a well-developed but subtly conveyed theme, a particularly satisfying denouement?

The idea isn’t to replicate what makes those stories tick in your own writing. But most examples of excellent writing share a number of basic craft principles. Try and see if there are ways for you to translate those stories’ strong points into your own unique writing.

Finally, there are the more obvious benefits of entering writing contests: prize and publication. Not to mention the potential to build up your readership, connect with editors, and gain exposure.

Resources to help you win writing competitions in 2024

Every writing contest has its own set of submission rules. Whether those rules are dense or sparing, ensure that you follow them to a T. Disregarding the guidelines will not sway the judges’ opinion in your favor — and might disqualify you from the contest altogether. 

Aside from ensuring you follow the rules, here are a few resources that will help you perfect your submissions.

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After you submit to a writing competition in 2024

It’s exciting to send a piece of writing off to a contest. However, once the initial excitement wears off, you may be left waiting for a while. Some writing contests will contact all entrants after the judging period — whether or not they’ve won. Other writing competitions will only contact the winners. 

Here are a few things to keep in mind after you submit:

Many writing competitions don’t have time to respond to each entrant with feedback on their story. However, it never hurts to ask! Feel free to politely reach out requesting feedback — but wait until after the selection period is over.

If you’ve submitted the same work to more than one writing competition or literary magazine, remember to withdraw your submission if it ends up winning elsewhere.

After you send a submission, don’t follow it up with a rewritten or revised version. Instead, ensure that your first version is thoroughly proofread and edited. If not, wait until the next edition of the contest or submit the revised version to other writing contests.

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Win Cash and Publication Many Categories for True Stories Submit Your Story for the Solas Awards Here

Eighteenth Annual Solas Awards Winners Announced

The Travelers’ Tales editors and this year’s returning judge Scott Dominic Carpenter announced the winners of the Eighteenth Annual Solas Awards for Best Travel Story of the Year on March 1, 2024. Grand Prize winner Sue Parman collected $1000 and the gold award for “ Y ou Can’t Get There from Here ,” her wondrous tale about connecting with others in the Outer Hebrides. Lance Mason won the silver award and $750 for “ The Lessons of Drnc ,” his story about cultural conflict in the Balkans. Pier Nirandara took the bronze award and $500 for “ To the Thai Woman Who Touched Me ,” her reflective essay about class and ethnicity in mixed cultures.

Scores of entries in 21 categories kept the judges busy. As usual, not every story that deserved an award received one. Here’s the complete list of winners. Winning stories will be posted as Editors’ Choice stories on TravelersTales.com , and may appear in future Travelers’ Tales books.

Nineteenth Annual Solas Awards Open for Entries

Deadline for the Nineteenth Annual Solas Awards is September 21, 2024. The competition is year-round, however, so submit your stories any time. Winners of the Eighteenth Annual Solas Awards were announced on March 1, 2024.

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Travelers’ Tales Sponsors Solas Awards

Award-winning publisher Travelers’ Tales is the sponsor of The Solas Awards, an annual competition to honor excellence in travel writing.

Dates: You can enter year-round. The current competition closes on September 21, 2024.

Grand Prize for Best Travel Story of the Year:

$1,000 Gold $750 Silver $500 Bronze

Awards in Categories:

Bragging rights for Gold, Silver, and Bronze (no cash awards in categories).

Enter one or more categories and you’re automatically entered for the Grand Prize.

Birds of a Feather

For Travel Writers with an Independent Spirit

List of active Travel Writing Competitions 2020 and Paid Travel Writing gigs

Here’s a list of travel writing competitions with details of the competition host, the deadline date, a few key details and a website link for more information.

If you host (or hear about) a travel writing competition, please send me an email to Jay[at]Birdsoafeatherpress.com, and I’ll add it to the list.

Travel Writing Competitions 2020

A Curated list of Writing competitions featured at Reedsy (filter on non-fiction to view competitions that would be relevant to travel writers)

Paid Travel Writing Gigs 2020

As there seems to be a shortage of new travel writing competitions, I’ve decided to add a new section to this page featuring paid travel writing opportunities. If you pay for guest articles on your travel blog or for your travel publication, please send me an email with the relevant information laid out below.

Archived Travel Writing Competitions

Transitions Abroad: Expat and Work Abroad September 1, 2019 2019 Expatriate and Work Abroad Writing Contest (Annual)

The 2019 Contest begins October 15, 2018, and all entries must be received by September 1, 2019 . Transitions Abroad Publishing, Inc. will require first-time North American rights for all submissions which are accepted as contest winners and for publication. In addition, Transitions Abroad Publishing, Inc. will reserve the right to reprint the story in a future publication.

Details are at the bottom of the Transitions Abroad page … after all of the entries from previous years. Click for More Info Transitions Abroad: Student Travel Writing Contest with Scholarships TBD They didn’t run this competition for 2018, but a note on their website said they’re running it again for 2019. There’s no submission date details yet on their website, but you can click on the link to see if they’ve updated their page, or email  [email protected]  for more information. Click for More Info WANDERLUST: Readers’ tips: How to avoid the crowds at iconic landmarks March 13, 2019 That’s why we want to know your best tips for visiting: The Pyramids, Camino de Santiago, Great Wall of China, Inca Trail, Grand Canyon, Banff National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, Petra, Taj Mahal, and Angkor Wat.

Do you know the best time of day or year to visit? Maybe you know the back way in? Whatever it is, we want to know all of your advice for having a quiet and unique experiences at one of the classic locations above.

Send them your tips in approximately 100–150 words for your chance to win! Click for More Info WANDERLUST: The kindness of Strangers tales. March 13, 2019 Your tales of… The kindness of strangers.

We’re on the hunt for stories about the kindness of strangers. Has a taxi driver ever stopped to offer you directions? Did someone go out of their way to return your lost wallet? Maybe a fellow traveller helped you to complete a tricky trek. Whatever your tale, we want to know it.

(500-800 words) that may include one or all of the following ingredients: it might elicit the essence of a particular Naturetrek tour or region, present a flavour (amusing or otherwise) of travelling as part of a wildlife tour group, and/or incorporate your tour’s wildlife highlight(s). It must be written in clear, concise prose and convey a vivid sense of place, as well as the excitement and joy of experiencing the natural world.

The winner will receive one place on a European Naturetrek holiday up to the value of £1,500 OR a £1,000 voucher towards any Naturetrek holiday of her/his choice. There will be a second prize of a £500 Naturetrek Voucher, and a third prize of a £250 Naturetrek Voucher.

Entries should ideally be sent by email (to [email protected] ) though handwritten entries submitted by post will also be considered Click for More Info Nat Geo Traveller July 8th No Competition currently listed, but you can keep checking their competitions page link for Travel writing or Travel photography competitions: http://www.natgeotraveller.co.uk/competitions/  Usually announced around April each year.

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2019/03/national-geographic-traveller-uk-travel-writing-competition-2019 Nowhere Magazine (Literary) July 1st, 2019 Nowhere Magazine hosts a Spring and Fall travel writing competition. The Spring 2019 Travel Writing Contest is a 5,000-word piece with a $20 entry fee. The organisers are genuine and the standard is high.

The Irish Times, in association with Travel Department, is inviting aspiring writers to compose a travel story for consideration for publication in The Irish Times Magazine. The author of the best entry, as selected by our judges, will have their article published in The Irish Times Magazine, and will win a holiday in Tenerife next Easter.

This year I Must Be Off are considering any form—non-fiction, fiction, or poetry—as long as the subject is travel or has a strong sense of place. The entry fee for the competition is $3. The Grand Prize is $300. The competition will be judged by world traveler, writer and editor Michelle Elvy.

To enter the competition, you should write a piece of 600–800 words relating to the theme ‘ Out of the Blue ‘. The piece must be original, written in the first person and based on personal experience relating to the theme. Click for more info Heritage Writing Competition hosted by Senior Travel Expert Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 We are seeking aspiring and established writers to submit original travel articles relating to the competition theme: Heritage . Historical, cultural and natural heritage are all included under this theme.

Entries should be no more than 750 words in length and should be written in English. We expect most entries will be factual travel writing, however we are happy to accept entertaining fictional articles which fit with the competition theme. Tick the box when submitting to indicate a fictional entry.

This Travel Writing Competition is Free To Enter and offers £200 in prizes . The author of the best entry will receive a cash prize of £100 . Ten runners-up will each receive £10 Amazon UK Vouchers . Click for More Info Bradt Travel Guides Travelling with Kids Anthology Competition 14th January 2019 For family travel tales between 1,000 and 2,000 words, for inclusion in a forthcoming book.

Bradt Travel Guides is on the hunt for entertaining, out-of-the-ordinary true stories of family travel for inclusion in a new book – provisionally titled  Travelling with Kids – due for publication in autumn 2019. The book will be the latest in Bradt’s series of travel anthologies ( T o Oldly Go, Roam Alone  and Beastly Journeys ). If you have a story that’s inspiring, amusing, quirky, thrilling or even downright frightening (albeit with a happy ending) this is your chance to see it immortalised in print. Click for More Info Fred’s Blog – 4th Annual Travel Stories Competition October 1 st until November 30 th 2018. This year’s Travel Highlights competition for entries of 50-100 words.  There will be cash prizes for the Top 3. Click for More Info Thirteenth Annual Solas Awards September 21, 2018 Award-winning publisher Travelers’ Tales is the sponsor of The Solas Awards, an annual competition to honor excellence in travel writing. $1,000 Gold, $750 Silver, $500 Bronze Click for more info  Fred’s Blog – 4th Annual Travel Stories Competition March, April, May, June and July 2018 The 4th Annual Travel Stories Competition will be launched mid-February on Robert’s blog fd81.net .

As before, entries must be 500-1000 words and entrants are limited to one entry per monthly competition (March, April, May, June and July). Each monthly winner will win $50/£40.

The overall winner’s prizes:

These overall winners will be chosen by an independent panel of judges and announced early in September.   Click for More Info Beastly Journeys Travel Anthology hosted by Bradt Travel Guides October 31st 2017 Bradt is looking for inspirational stories about your own beastly story, which can range from hilarious holidays with pets to journeys on which wild animals somehow came along for the ride (whether their presence was welcome or not). Those travellers whose tales are selected for publication will receive a small fee and two complimentary copies of the book.

Length: Stories should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words long , and written in the first person . Click for More Info National Geographic Traveller UK 15 May 2018 at 11.59pm GMT Write 500 words on an inspirational travel experience. Be sure to keep your piece focused, capture the essence of the destination you’re writing about and ensure you consider National Geographic Traveller (UK)’s defining features: immersive travel coupled with authentic storytelling.

If you think you’ve got what it takes to write for us, enter our annual Travel Writing Competition. Your work could appear in National Geographic Traveller (UK) and you could win a place on a two-week hiking, biking and kayaking trip to Thailand with G Adventures.

The prize: A  two-week Thailand Hike, Bike and Kayak Adventure will give you a completely different perspective on the destination. Join a small group of like-minded travellers to hike through forests and rice paddies, cycle through remote community villages, and experience Thailand’s intriguing combination of culture and the great outdoors.

http://www.natgeotraveller.co.uk/travel-writing-competition/

There will be  five monthly prizes  of  $50  (£40) for the best stories entered in February/March, April, May, June and July.

In addition there will be overall prizes awarded to the  Top 3 stories  as decided by a panel of independent judges. Prizes will be:  1st – $150  (£120),  2nd  –  $100  (£80) and  3rd  –  $50  (£40).

If selected, your story will also appear in the 2018 Edition of Travel Stories and Highlights. Click for More Info  Lonely Planet Kids: writing competition 2017 February 3, 2017 Using between 100 and 200 words, tell us about a recent trip you took and why it was memorable for you. Your blog could be about a faraway place, or somewhere closer to home – so long as it was an adventure! We’d also love you to illustrate your writing, using either a drawing or a photograph. Click for More Info Fall 2016 Travel Writing Contest hosted by Nowhere January 1, 2017 Award-winning literary travel magazine,  Nowhere , is accepting submissions for the 2016 Fall Travel Writing Contest. The winner will receive $1,000 and publication in Nowhere Magazine.

** $20 entry fee **

(They also host a Spring competition each year) Click for More Info Twelfth Annual Solas Awards September 21, 2017 Award-winning publisher Travelers’ Tales is the sponsor of The Solas Awards, an annual competition to honor excellence in travel writing. $1,000 Gold, $750 Silver, $500 BronzeWinners of the Twelfth Annual Solas Awards will be announced on or about March 1, 2018. Click for More Info Expatriate and Work Abroad Writing Contest hosted by Transitions Abroad Contest begins July 15, 2016, and ends May 15, 2017 Win $500/$150/$100/$50. Submit An original and unpublished essay of between 1,000 and 5,000 words relating to your experience living, moving, or working abroad. Click for More Info Roam Alone Travel Anthology hosted by Bradt Travel Guides October 31st 2016 Bradt is looking for inspirational stories about travelling alone to include in a new collection of true-life tales publishing in 2017. Those travellers whose tales are selected for publication will receive a small fee and two complimentary copies of the book. Click for More Info Share Your Outrageous Travel Horror Story! Hosted by CheapOAir October 25th 2016 You could win one of the three $200 CheapOair gift cards. Your frightful tale could turn your frown upside down! They are choosing the best of the worst stories to share on our blog and give gift cards to the top three submissions that made us laugh, cringe, and/or cry the most. Click for More Info The Irish Times travel writing competition 2016 October 8th, 2016  Want to win a travel-writing assignment abroad for The Irish Times Magazine? Enter our annual competition, in association with Travel Department Click for More Info Off the Beaten Track Writing Competition hosted by Senior Travel Expert September 30, 2016 Free To Enter and offers a prize of £100 to the author of the best entry. We are seeking aspiring or established travel writers to send us interesting, original writing relating to the competition theme: Off the Beaten Track. Entrants must be 55+ Click for More Info Expatriate and Work Abroad Writing Contest hosted by Transitions Abroad May 31, 2016 Win $500/$150/$100/$50 for Sharing Your Living and/or Work Abroad Experience Click for More Info  National Geographic Travel Writing Competition2016 30 April 2016 The winner will see their piece published in the National Geographic magazine and on natgeotraveller.co.uk. Plus, they’ll enjoy an epic 17-day expedition to Madagascar, courtesy of Natural World Safaris, worth almost £6,000! Click for More Info 2016 Travel Writing Competition hosted by I Must Be Off July 31st 2016 Type up those travel articles, travel anecdotes and travel reflections. The Top essays will be published at  I Must Be Off! (Authors retain copyright.) Click for More Info 2016 Rough Guides Travel Writing Competition 1 May 2016 The winner will get a £2000 (or local currency equivalent) travel voucher to spend on planning an unforgettable trip with  GapYear.com , a bundle of Rough Guides books, and their winning work will be featured on  RoughGuides.com . Click for More Info Fall 2017 Travel Writing Contest hosted by Nowhere

@NowhereMag January 1, 2018

Spring Competition: May 31, 2018 Award-winning literary travel magazine,  Nowhere , is accepting submissions for the 2017 Fall Travel Writing Contest and 2018 Spring Travel Writing Contest. The winners will receive $1,000 and publication in Nowhere Magazine.

Stories can be fiction, nonfiction or essay, but please indicate which genre at the top of your manuscript. Entries should be between eight hundred and five thousand words.

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Travel Writing Awards Competitions

While the pandemic has effectively shut down travel, it hasn’t completely wiped out travel writing awards competitions. For example, the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards offered prizes this year, but in only three categories. That said, other competitions continue to offer prizes in many categories. Below is a list of the most established travel writing competitions. Please note that because of the pandemic, some deadlines, announcements, and eligibility windows have changed this year.

Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards

At the top of our list are the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards, which focus on books and literary travel writing. These are among the most prestigious travel writing awards in the United Kingdom. See our interviews with ESTWA winners and nominees and related articles .

• Website:  https://www.edwardstanfordawards.com
• Submission Deadline: December/January
• Shortlist Announcement: February
• Winner Announcement: March
• Eligibility Window: Works published from mid-November to mid-November of the previous year (If the submission deadline is January 2022, then the publication window is November 2020 to November 2021)
• Categories: Books primarily

SATW Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition 

In the United States, the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards are among the most prestigious. The award categories are vast and typically include consumer-oriented travel writing and media. Entrants need not be SATW members.

• Website:  http://www.satwf.com
• Submission Deadline: April
• Winner Announcement: October
• Eligibility Window: Works published from April of the previous year through March of the current year
• Categories: Consumer-focused journalism, various media, and books

AITO Travel Writer of the Year Awards

AITO, the Specialist Travel Association, have a long-running travel writing awards competitions in five categories: Travel Writer of the year (<1500 Words), Travel Writer of the Year (>1500 words), Young Travel Writer of the Year (Under 30), Blogger of the Year, and Travel Trade Writer of the Year.

• Website: https://www.aito.com/media-area/awards
• Submission Deadline: August
• Eligibility Window: August of the previous year through July of the current year 
• Categories: Consumer-focused journalism, featured stories, and blogging

North American Travel Journalist Awards 

The NATJA awards also honors a wide variety of award categories and generally involve consumer-oriented travel media. Entrants need to be NATJA members in good standing. See our NATJA posts .

• Website: https://www.natja.org
• Submission Deadline: November
• Eligibility Window: September of the previous year through September of the current year 
• Fees: Yes, membership also necessary

Solas Travel Writing Awards

Sponsored by the publisher Travelers’ Tales, the Solas Awards focus on feature stories. Winners may also see their work published in Travelers’ Tales books. 

• Website: https://besttravelwriting.com
• Submission Deadline: September
• Eligibility Window: Unclear
• Categories: Features only, from 750 to 5,500 words

LATA Media Awards

The Latin American Travel Association (LATA) focuses excellence in British travel media that focus on Latin America. LATA reveals the winners of their LATA Media Awards in May.

• Website: https://www.lata.travel/media/media-awards/
• Submission Deadline: March
• Winner Announcement: May
• Eligibility Window: Works published during the previous calendar year
• Categories: Consumer National Newspaper Feature of the Year Award (print), Consumer Magazine Feature of the Year Award (print), Online Consumer Feature of the Year Award (national magazine or newspaper), Best Regional Feature of the Year Awards (print a/o online), Best Latin American Round-up, Trade Publication Feature of the Year Award (print or online), Blog, Vlog or Podcast of the Year Award, Best Self – Published Award (i.e. Company Blog/Website), Top published Latin America photo, Social media campaign of the year

GTMA Awards

The Global Travel Media Alliance (GTMA) pulls together the three major English-speaking travel writing associations: the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW), and the Australian Society of Travel Writers (ASTW).

• Website: http://gtmalliance.com
• Eligibility Window: Works mostly published during the previous calendar year
• Fee: Yes, $25
• Categories: Global Travel Writer, Global Travel Photographer, Global Travel Communicator

BGTW Members’ Excellence Awards (MEA)

The British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW) holds their Members’ Excellence Awards (MEA) yearly.

• Website: https://bgtw.org/awards/members-awards/
• Submission Deadline: See members’ section
• Winner Announcement: At the Gala dinner in November
• Eligibility Window: See members’ section
• Fee: Membership dues
• Categories: Travel Feature of the Year – UK, Travel Feature of the Year – non UK, NEW for 2020 – Travel Feature of the Year – Regional and Specialist Media, NEW for 2020 – Specialist Travel Feature of the Year – the Bryn Frank Award, Transport Feature of the Year – The Kenneth Westcott-Jones Award, Travel Book of the Year – The Adele Evans Award, NEW for 2020 – Travel Photo Feature of the Year, NEW for 2020 – Travel Blog Post of the Year, NEW for 2020 – Travel Broadcast of the Year, BGTW Travel Blogger of the Year, BGTW Travel Broadcaster of the Year, BGTW Photographer of the Year, BGTW Travel Writer of the Year

The list above is obviously not exhaustive. Please leave a comment below if there are other active travel writing competitions we need to include in this list.

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The 2023 PureTravel Writing Competition – The Results

• December 30, 2022

Many thanks to the hundreds of writers who entered our 2023 PureTravel Writing Competition.  

It’s been a tough job, initially narrowing the entries to just ten for our head judge Jeremy Lazell to choose from. Jeremy enjoyed reading all of the shortlisted works and has written thoughts and comments on them that will be published with the articles over the coming weeks.

Whales & Ashes by  Rebecca Malkewicz

You can read Rebecca’s article by clicking on her name above.

Glancing over my shoulder on the Alta Via 1 by Ottoline Spearman

One Moment in Time by Moira Smart

Short-listed

Kashi- The abode of Lord Shiva by  Dwijendranath De

Spirits of Ladakh: A Tale of Beauty, Mystery, and Connection by Ishrat Jahan

An Ethiopian Epiphany by  Joanna Griffin

Trials and Trails in Patagonia by Julie B.Trippin

Another Day at the Garage by  Oladimeji Oluwakemisola

Staccato on Staffa by Penelope Drastik

Bioluminescent by Rostislav Makovichuk

Congratulations to Rebecca and the other nine short-listed authors. We have really enjoyed reading all you work.

All 10 short-listed articles will be published on PureTravel in the coming weeks so look forward to some great reading.

The Judge: Jeremy Lazell

Jeremy Lazell worked for eight years as a trekking guide before turning to writing, a decision he’s had plenty of time to regret while sleeping in a hammock 200ft up in the Borneo rainforest for the Sunday Times, all but drowning in Scotland while rafting for GQ, and hooking nothing but his own cheek while fishing in Belize for Food & Travel. Based at the foot of the Scottish Highlands, where he lives with his wife and three boys, Jeremy writes about 90% of his material for the Sunday Times Travel Section, specialising in adventure travel, family holidays, and whatever round-ups help pay the bills. He has also worked for Conde Nast Traveller and Esquire magazines.

Terms and Conditions.

1. The competition is open to entrants worldwide aged 18 and over, with the exception of employees of PureTravel, their immediate families, agents, or anyone else associated with administration of this competition.

2. Closing date for receipt of all entries is midnight GMT on 30th September 2023.

3. There is one prize consisting of US$ 500.

4. To enter, send your article of 350+ words, to [email protected] with your name, email address and telephone number. Please paste your text in to the email body. Do not send attachments.

5. The initial short list of 10 will be selected on merit by a panel of judges appointed by PureTravel. The winner will then be selected by one independent judge.

7. The winner will be announced on Friday 1st December 2023 on the PureTravel website.

8. PureTravel will have the right to publish all entries on its website. Articles will be removed from the PureTravel website on request. The writer retains all rights to their entry beyond its publication on the PureTravel web site.

9. Entries limited to two per person.

10. E-mail addresses will be only be used by PureTravel for their own newsletter which can be opted out of. They will not be disclosed to any other parties.

11. There is no alternative to the prize offered and the prize is non–transferable.

12. If for any reason a winner is unable to take the prize as offered, the Promoter reserves the right to award the prize to the next best entry.

13. The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

1 4. The winner agrees to participate in any reasonable publicity required by the Promoter.

Promoter: PureTravel Ltd, Registered Address: Happisburgh, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 0QQ

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First prize of €500 and the winning entry published in anthology magazine. entries are now invited.

Established for writers who like to share authentic travel experiences and to provide a platform for publication. The Anthology  Travel Writing Competition is open to original and previously unpublished travel articles in the English language by writers of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. We are looking for an engaging article that will capture the reader’s attention, conveying a strong sense of the destination and the local culture. 

Open to both new and established writers, articles submitted must not exceed 1,000 words. Writers can submit as many entries as they wish. Each submission will require a separate entry form and is subject to a separate entry fee. 

It is not a requirement but is advisable to refer to  Anthology  magazine or purchase a copy, before submitting your work so that you can see the type of material we publish. Subscriptions and single copies are available to purchase through our  online shop .

The winner will receive €500  and the chance to see their work published in a future issue of  Anthology .

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• Standard fee – €15: August – November 2024

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• To enter, submit an original, non-fictional, unpublished travel article, written in English with a maximum of 1,000 words.
• There is no limit to the number of entries you can submit. Each submission will require a separate entry form and be subject to a separate entry fee.
• There is no age limit.
• Submissions will be judged on literary merit, originality and readability.
• Once selected, the winner will be contacted by email or telephone.
• Copyright remains with the author but  Anthology  reserves the right to be the first to publish or arrange a broadcast of selected works. 
• The winner and finalists grant  Anthology  the right to use their articles in electronic form or in print for the specific purpose of promoting  Anthology  and its Awards without restriction in any media.
• Submission of a written piece implies the author’s acceptance of the rules and conditions.
• In order to minimise administrative costs and maintain affordable fees, please note that entry fees are non-refundable.
• Prize money will be paid on publication of the winning article in  Anthology  magazine.

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WRITING CONTESTS:

• These contests have free entry and cash prizes:
• Dave’s Travel Corner  Annual Writing contest ends July 1. Cash and other prizes
• The ‘Just Back’ Daily Telegraph Travel Writing Competition   weekly travel writing competition. Entries have to be 500 words or less, a £200 prize. Winning entries will be published.
• Matador Network : Contests every month around Travel
• TransitionsAbroad.com Travel Writing Contest: annual contest, $500usd Cash Prize, closes Jan 13, 2014
• WanderWomen Write : Wanderlust and Lipstick Annual contest with four categories enter by Dec 31, 2013.
• These contests have an entry fee:
• SATW Lowell Thomas Award : $20 or $50 entry fee. $1,500, $750 and $500 prizes; $500, $250 and $150 for individual entries. The categories for Best Newspaper Travel Coverage, Best Magazines and Best Travel Journalism Websites are not given monetary awards.
• SATW Western Chapter Travel Writing Awards : $15 entry fee with various travel-related categories. $100, $50 and $25 awards.
• North American Travel Journalist Awards : $35 or $85 media entry fees; CVB/DMO members receive the first entry complimentary and non-member fee of $200 each. All winners and finalists are permitted to display the appropriate NATJA Winner or Finalist Seal
• Best Travel Writing Solas Awards : $25 for first two optional categories; $5 for others. Prize: Bragging rights for Gold, Silver, and Bronze; $1000, $750, $500 for Travel Stories of the year.
• We Said Go Travel Writing Contest : Cash Prizes and Judges.  Themes : Inspiration (January 2-Feb 14), Independence (May 11-July 4) and Gratitude (September 11-Thanksgiving)  All acceptable entries will be published.

CLASSES ONLINE:

• Travel Writing Master Class : Amanda Castleman’s 10-week autumn workshop
• Travel Writing Road Map : Join Tiffany Hawk for the complete roadmap to exotic travel writing.
• Frayed Passport : travel writing, photography, and filmmaking classes (also available off-line in NYC)
• MatadorU : Classes for Travel Journalism
• MediaBistro : Courses and Seminars
• Teen Travel Blogger class – Wandering Educators
• UCLA Extension Writers’ Program : largest and most comprehensive continuing education creative writing and screenwriting program in the world

CLASSES OFF-LINE:

• Writing Rome : a weeklong spring workshop in the Eternal City, focused on travel writing and photography with our judge, Amanda Castleman
• Spend a day with our Travel Writing Award Judge, Cynthia Dial
• Learn from Michele Peterson of  A Taste for Travel
• Abdullahi Muhammed    Writing Classes in Africa
• Book Passage Conferences , California, USA
• Laura Fraser Destination Writing Retreats —all over the planet
• Amy Friedman: July 2014  Idyllwild  Memoir Writing
• Eric Hiss: July 2013 Los Angeles  Writers Pad East  “From Cheng Du to Timbuktu”
• HarvardWood Literary Workshops Spring 2014: Personal Essay and Memoir Writing
• Annelise Sorensen :  New York City Dive In To Travel
• SF Writers’ Grotto classes, California, USA
• Upod Academy : a place for freelancers to support, inspire, amuse, inform, advise, celebrate and hire each other.

WRITING COMMUNITIES:

• Aerogramme Studio : shares writing, books and publishing information including competitions and writing resources.
• Asia Writes : provides updated listing of opportunities for writers across the Asian continent and the diaspora
• I Love Travel Writing : group on Facebook
• Travel Blog Directory from Gary Arndt at Everything Everywhere.
• Travel Memoir Writers : We traveled. We learned. And now we’re telling our stories.
• The Writers Circle : FB Writing Community
• We Are Sole Sisters : Making Travel Happen
• Winning Writers : Provides essential resources for Writers.
• Write On! Online : Bringing community to writers throughout the world!
• Writer’s Cafe : an online community for writers-share your writing.
• Writing.Com  is the online community for writers of all interests.
• WSGT Passionate Travel Writing : Google+ community for Travel Writers

RESOURCES IN BOOKS:

• Write Out Loud by Carol Barash. This book is written for high school students but I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to improve their writing! Lisa Niver Rajna

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H ere are this week’s travel contests. You can win trips to Paris, France; Jamaica; Las Vegas, Nevada; a Caribbean cruise; Greece; Ireland; Bali, Indonesia; a U.S. National Park; Key West, Florida; Colorado; Saratoga, New York; Sonoma, California; Hawaii and Disneyland; and more.

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Win a trip to the Olympics in Paris, France

• There will be one (1) grand prize awarded (each a “Prize”) to Winner. The Prize will consist of the following: a week-long trip, August 5th, 2024 – August 12th, 2024, to Paris , France to attend the 2024 Summer Olympics. Prize includes: (i) round trip Delta airfare to Paris, France, (ii) seven (7) night hotel accommodations (standard room double occupancy) at a hotel in France (TBD), (iii) four (4) tickets to attend diving prelims, sport climbing, beach volleyball, athletics and closing ceremony, (iiii) $100 per diem Visa gift card for food, travel accommodations, etc.
• Open only to permanent, legal United States residents who are physically residing in one (1) of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands and other United States territories), and who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older
• Enter by April 19, 2024

Win a trip to Jamaica (does not include airfare)

• Description of Prizes: Grand Prize (total value of $2300)
• Couples Swept Away is among Negril’s most sought-after all-inclusive luxury resorts on the world-famous Seven Mile Beach.In celebration of our”Get Swept Away Summer Event Series”,winner can select one trip: Disconnect to Reconnect: a health and wellness getaway(May 15-19,2024)-OR-Arts, Eats, and Beats: a blend of culture, music, mixology, and crafted menus(June 18-22,2024)

Enter to win your chance to embark on a captivating journey with our “Get Swept Away Summer Event Series” at Couples Swept Away in Negril. Choose between two exclusive events in Jamaica!

Disconnect to Reconnect: a health and wellness getaway

When: May 15th – May 19th, 2024

What to Expect: For active couples looking to disconnect from the everyday, reconnect with each other, and leave feeling relaxed and rejuvenated, this health and wellness getaway includes premium experiences hosted by our special guest wellness and culinary experts, vibrant culture, and serene landscapes.

Arts, Eats, and Beats: a blend of culture, music, mixology, and crafted menus.

When: June 18th – 22nd, 2024

What to Expect: Culture, music, mixology, and crafted menus await you. This exclusive event brings together a harmonious blend of local and international performers, artists, mixologists, and culinary experts, creating a sensory journey you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Treat yourself to a symphony of flavors and rhythms, where every note and dish is meticulously paired for an unforgettable experience.

What’s Included:

Luxury Accommodations

24-Hour Gourmet Dining

Unlimited Premium Brand Spirits

Nightly Entertainment

Customized In-room Mini Bar

Unlimited water sports

Access to Premium Events and Special

Guest Expert Sessions

About Couples Swept Away Resort, Negril- Beloved by active guests, Couples Swept Away Resort is set on 19 acres on the world-famous Seven Mile Beach with breathtaking sunsets. Among Negril’s most sought-after all-inclusive resort, you will find:

7 Restaurants, 8 Bars

3 Swimming Pools, 5 Jacuzzis

10-Acre Sport and Fitness Complex

One (1) prize consisting of: One (1) five (5) day / four (4) night trip for two adults to the Resort for the event of their choice (May 15, 2024 to May 19, 2024 OR June 18, 2024 – June 22, 2024), which includes: All-inclusive accommodation for four (4) nights (double occupancy) for Winner and Guest at the Resort (room category and location at Couples Resorts discretion); All Meals and select alcoholic and non‐alcoholic drinks, Room taxes, resort fees, and gratuities; Non-motorized water sports and select entertainment; Access to premium events and special guest expert sessions

• open to anyone who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and has reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of opt-in and a resident of the United States of America and the District of Columbia (excluding residents of Alaska, Hawaii, Rhode Island, overseas military installations, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. Territories)

Win a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada (no donation required)

What You Can Win

Win a VIP trip to meet Shania Twain at the first show of her ‘Come On Over’ Las Vegas residency at Bakkt Theater on May 10, 2024. Prize package includes:

2 premium seats on the artist guest list

Special meet-and-greet with Shania

Access to an exclusive pre-show reception and on-site VIP host

Autographed ‘Come On Over’ residency artwork lithograph

Early access to crowd-free merchandise shopping

Limited edition Shania-branded acoustic guitar

Hotel accommodations at Planet Hollywood for 2 nights

Roundtrip airfare to Nevada for you and a guest within North America

• Open worldwide
• Enter by April 21, 2024

Win a Caribbean cruise

• Prize details:

7-night Caribbean sailing aboard Celebrity Beyond

Accommodations for 2 in a Veranda cabin

Sail roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale departing on Nov. 2, 2024

Select meals & drinks onboard

In addition to Caribbean bliss, foodies will find another type of paradise on board Celebrity Cruises® with the finest dining at sea, and a wine program branded as outstanding in Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards. Plus, we are the only cruise line to receive their coveted “Best Of” Awards of Excellence, along with accolades for Daniel Boulud’s Le Voyage℠ by Daniel Boulud and the Italian eatery, Tuscan—both onboard Celebrity Beyond℠.

• open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia) who are at least twenty-one (21) years old
• Enter by April 27, 2024

Win a tour of Greece (airfare not included)

Grand prize

We are giving away 2 seats on this amazing organized adventure:

Highlights of the Greek Islands

• Open to all travellers from 18 to 90 years old, worldwide except residents of India, Belgium, Sweden , Quebec
• Read about the best views in Athens
• Read about loukoumades in Athens
• Read about Panathenaic Stadium in Athens
• Read about cocktail bars in Athens
• Read about craft beer in Athens
• Read about wine tasting in Santorini
• Read about cocktail bars in Santorini
• Read about craft beer in Santorini
• Read about brunch restaurants in Santorini
• Read about the best time of year to visit Santorini
• Read about craft beer in Naxos
• Read about cocktail bars in Naxos
• Read about kitron in Naxos
• Read about an Olive Oil Museum in Naxos
• Read about craft beer in Kalamata
• Read about cocktail bars in Kalamata
• Read about Kalamata roast pork
• Read about Greek pasta
• Read about wine tasting in Arcadia, Greece
• Read about an ouzo distillery in Greece
• Read about Greek spriits
• Enter by April 30, 2024

Win a trip to Ireland

• One (1) Grand Prize is available to be awarded. Winner will receive a trip package for winner and *one (1) verified guest, to Glendalough Distillery located in the Wicklow Mountain, south of Dublin . Winner’s guest must be 21 years of age or older and a resident of the United States or District of Columbia and must sign and return a Guest’s Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release (where lawful) prior to the trip. Grand Prize trip includes round-trip coach air travel for winner and one (1) verified guest to Dublin, Ireland from international airport nearest winner’s U.S. place of residence as determined by the Sponsor, five (5) days/four (4) nights hotel accommodations based on double occupancy (standard room) in Dublin, Ireland, a three-hour excursion with a full-time forager in the Wicklow Mountains where winner and guest will explore the landscape and learn where and how botanicals are selected and harvested, Glendalough Distillery Tour, transportation to/from Dublin airport and Dublin hotel, transportation between Dublin and Wicklow, and one check in the amount of two thousand U.S. dollars ($2,000.00) for the winner that may be used for meals and non-alcoholic beverages
• open only to the legal U.S. residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who are 21 years of age or older
• Read about Blackrock Castle in Cork
• Read about craft beer in Cork
• Read about craft beer in Killarney
• Read about whiskey distilleries in Dublin
• Read about The Little Museum of Dublin
• Read about a day trip from Dublin to Dalkey
• Read about a visit to Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin
• Read about Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin
• Read about craft beer in Dublin
• Read about cocktail bars in Dublin
• Read about the Guinness Storehouse tour in Dublin
• Read about the Victorian pubs of Dublin

Win a trip to Bali, Indonesia

• PRIZE DETAILS:

USD$1,000 flight cash

3-night stay for 2 people at REVĪVŌ Wellness Resort in Bali, Indonesia

Outfit of choice from Caelum Greene

Cashmere Wrap from Inu8

Rejuvenate + Restore – Skincare Wellness Program Kit by Subtle Energies

Kintsugi Collections By Kintsugi

• Open worldwide, must be eighteen (18) years of age or older

Win a trip to the U.S. National Park of your choice

Sweepstakes Grand Prize:

One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a trip package for four (4) people to a US National Park destination to be chosen by the winner.

Trip package will include:

Round-trip, coach air for winner and three (3) guests

Six (6) days/five (5) nights first class accommodations

Tickets for four (4) to the US National Park

$1,500 spending money

• open to legal residents of the United States, including the District of Columbia, who are age 18 or older

Win a trip to Key West, Florida

• There will be One (1) Grand Prize: Trip to Key West, Florida for Winner plus up to five (5) Guests.
• Prize includes the following:
• · Six (6) roundtrip (coach class) domestic air transportation for Winner and five (5) guests between a major commercial airport nearest to the Winner’s residence to Key West, Florida
• · Three (3) nights’ accommodations and tax only for the Winner and their five (5) guests at a private villa.
• · A private chef prepared dinner at Villa for the Winner and his/her five (5) guests for one (1) night (alcohol is not part of any Prize).
• · Private transfers to/from car rental agency.
• · Three (3) days car rental.
• · Private in-destination experiences (winner and his/her guests).
• open only to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia, twenty-one (21) years of age or older

Win a trip to Colorado

• 3 nights at the Elevation Hotel & Spa, 3 days of lift tickets to Crested Butte Mountain Resort, a $200 gift card to José at Elevation, a travel stipend of $500, and a TGR Optics prize pack including goggles, sunnies, and more

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Touring the Top 10 Moscow Metro Stations

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Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

Moscow subways are very clean

To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

Have you visited the Moscow Metro? Leave your comment below.

January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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