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Current Writers Contest Winner
Best Travel Story Montreal, Quebec

Bill Fink
for “Beneath the Surface”


About the Author:

Bill Fink’s writing and photography has appeared in more than 50 different publications, including newspapers, magazines, websites, guidebooks, and anthologies including The Best of Lonely Planet Travel Writing, Travelers’ Tales Best Travel Writing and a citation in the annual Best American Travel Writing.

He has covered topics ranging from five star vacation villas in Tuscany, to trash dump volleyball in Burma, farming with the Amish in Belize, and chasing a magic squirrel in the Philippines.  He’s always on the lookout for the next great travel adventure, and quirky, off-beat stories like this Travel Classics-winner about the murals of Montreal. 

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Read Excerpts from Bill’s Award-winning Story


Next Contest

For Best Story on Arizona

Manuscripts Due April 1, 2019


See all past contest winners from 1997-2018.  


Current Contest:

Best Story on Arizona

Deadline April 1, 2019

Previous Contests:

Best Story on Arizona 2017

Best Story on Ireland 2017

Best Story on Arizona 2016 

Best Story on Switzerland 2016 

Best Story on British Columbia 2016  

Best Travel Story on Arizona 2013