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The Scuttlebutt
Words, Books & More from Today’s
Top Travel Writers
Launch Issue · September 2026
Welcome to our first official writers’ newsletter. It’s our way of highlighting why we do what we do at Travel Classics – celebrating the best travel writing about the best places on earth – which is made possible by our talented community of stellar writers. We hope you enjoy seeing your words, celebrating your wins and sharing your stories. Thank you for continuing to impart your view of the world with us and the broader travel community.
Spotlight
In each edition, we look forward to highlighting one piece of work that took our breath away – more than just a compelling story, a tale that evoked the true feeling of a place. We hope these stories linger with you in the same way they have with us.
Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula is a bridge between past and present, sacred and mundane
Recent Work by Travel Classics Writers
Katey Sagal and Kurt Sutter’s Eclectic Los Angeles Home Combines Red Walls and Guitars Hung Like Art
Books
Becoming a Badass: From Fearful to Fierce
Taking Care: A Daughter’s Memoir
See all Travel Classics writers’ books
Podcasts
Irene Rawlings hosts – and she’s inviting Travel Classics writers to join her as guests. If you have a new book or story to talk about, reach out to Irene.
From the Westways team at AAA.
Classes & Coaching
Robins Have Wings – Robin Bennefield
Be a Travel Writer – Nina Ruggiero
Write Like a Honey Badger – Amanda Castleman
Social Buzz
Kit Bernardi is now on prime time. Her docu-travel series KRT (Kit’s Road Trip) America shares untold, authentic stories of the diverse communities shaping the ever-evolving American identity – unfamiliar rural and urban places and their distinct foods, art, celebrations and outdoor adventures. Watch on Fun Roads TV.
Awards
Julia Flynn Siler – The White Devil’s Daughters has been named to the New York Public Library’s 250 Books list.
Lisa Niver – Three wins at the Southern California Journalism Awards:
- 2nd Place, Lifestyle Feature (Print) – “Frozen Fun on the World’s Final Frontier in Antarctica,” Pasadena Magazine
- 2nd Place, Non-Entertainment Personality Profile (Audio) – “Tara Schuster Isn’t Afraid to Go There – And You’ll Be Glad She Did”
- 3rd Place, Lifestyle Feature (Audio) – “Explore Wild Ireland with Founder Killian McLaughlin!”
Have a new story, book, award or project we should know about? Email thescuttlebutt@travelclassics.com with the subject line “Scuttlebutt” – we’d love to feature it in a future issue.
Know a writer who should be getting The Scuttlebutt? Send them to travelclassics.com/the-scuttlebutt to subscribe.
This issue of The Scuttlebutt is brought to you by Experience Scottsdale, co-host of Travel Classics West, April 1–4, 2027. We hope to see you there!
