JoAnna Haugen with her dog, Butch Mbwa
JoAnna Haugen wins Wanderlust and Lipstick writing contest.
JoAnna Haugen, one of Matador’s associate editors, was just coming back from a Caribbean cruise (a prize for one contest) when she learned that she’d won another contest: Wanderlust and Lipstick’s Wanderwomen Write Contest.
The contest invited female writers to submit one or more non-fiction pieces in one of five categories: Adventure,
Family Fun, Food & Drink, Off the Beaten Path, or Spiritual. Entries were judged by freelance travel writers Vera Marie Badertscher, Harriet Baskas, Rosalind Cummings-Yeates, and Angela Nickerson.
Five other entrants were selected as category winners; JoAnna, though, was the grand prize winner, selected for her piece titled “Building a Family in Kenya.” The prize is a 12 day culture and spa tour of Vietnam, led by Buffalo Tours.
Congratulations, JoAnna! We look forward to reading the pieces you’ll write from Vietnam!
Community Connection:
Though the deadlines have passed, check out joshywashington’s 4 Travel Writing Contests You Should Enter Right Now to learn about organizations and publications that run annual contests.
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2010 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for you! Congrats JoAnna.
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Thanks ladies! It’s been a great couple months. Here’s looking toward the future!
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You are most definitely my role model! Way to go!
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I feel so honored that we share the same first name haha. Congratulations!!!
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Lovely story. As a dog owner, it really pulled at the heart strings.
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Awesome, JoAnna! Congrats!
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Big up!
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Woot! Congrats!
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Congrats JoAnna!
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Big congrats JoAnna; way to go !
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Congratulations JoAnna! You’re off to a wonderful start in 2010!
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Super show JoAnna!!
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sweet.
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Super congrats from Sicily !
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Congratulations, JoAnna! Way to go. And also…your story made me cry. Which I trust you know is a compliment.
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Inspiring – thanks for sharing.
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Congrats!!! You’re rocking it JoAnna.
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