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• Year — Class — Category — Awarding body — Work • 2017 — First place — Category 7: History — SATW — Enchanting Odense • 2017 — First place — Category 5: Sport or Adventure — SATW — Northern Lights • 2017 — First place — Category 4: Food and Wine — SATW — From Sea to Table • 2017 — Second place — Category 1: Single Destination — SATW — Stockholm • 2017 — First place — Category 1: Single Destination — SATW — Lagos • 2016 — Honorable Mention — Best in Travel Writing — Solas — Terracotta • 2015 — Gold — Category 127: 50+ Travel — NATJA — "The New Age of Adventure," Women's Adventure Magazine • 2015 — Silver — Category 125: Personality and Profiles — NATJA — The New Age of Adventure • 2014 — Bronze — Category 140: Local Lifestyle — NATJA — "The Silence of the Swedes," Roads & Kingdoms/Slate • 2014 — Bronze — Best in Travel Writing — Solas — Travel & Shopping – Fake Birds • 2013 — Silver — Category 193: Travel Tips & Advice — NATJA — "5 Ways to Get More Mileage From Smart Phone Photos," Mashable • 2013 — Silver — Category 140: Local Lifestyle — NATJA — "The Silence of the Swedes," Roads & Kingdoms/Slate • 2013 — Silver — Category 172: Landscape, Seascape — NATJA — "10 Tips for Photographing Northern Lights," Fodor's • 2013 — Finalist — Category 125: Personality and Profiles — NATJA — "Insight-Ice Hotel/Arne Bergh," Qatar Airways Oryx Inflight Magazine • 2013 — Finalist — Category 149: Culinary Travel — NATJA — "Navigating Gothenburg’s Culinary Scene," BBC Travel • 2013 — Gold Award — Best in Travel Writing — Solas — Culture and Ideas – Decoding Lagom (Sweden) • 2013 — Regional Award Winner: Africa — The Hot Mommas Project — Press Release • 2012 — Bronze — Category 173: Portrait, People — NATJA — "Through the Lens: Kwazulu-natal, South Africa,” National Geographic Channel • 2012 — Silver — Category 149: Culinary Travel — NATJA — "10 Things to Know About Sweden’s Food Culture," Sweden.se • 2012 — Finalist — Category 132: Eco, Environmental or Special Purpose Travel — NATJA — "Stockholm’s Green Groove," Thai Airways’ Sawasdee In-Flight Magazine • 2012 — Silver — Category 176: Photo Essay — NATJA — "The Spirit of Lapland," Wild Junket • 2012 — Silver — Best in Travel Writing — Solas — Travel and Food – Meat My Love (Global) • 2011 — Gold — Category 145: Personality and Profiles (Internet) — NATJA — "Slow Food From Sápmi" – Sweden.se • 2011 — Gold — Category 149: Culinary Travel (Internet) — NATJA — "Revamping classic Irish tea at Dublin’s Merrion Hotel" – Matador Network • 2011 — Silver — Best in Travel Writing — Solas — Travel and Food – Sweet Pillows (Portugal) • 2011 — Judges’ Vote — Black Weblog Awards — Best International Blog – Geotraveler's Niche • 2011 — Silver (Group Award) — Lowell Thomas Award — Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) — Online Travel Journalism Site-Matador Network • 2010 — Silver — Category 140: Local Lifestyle (Internet) — NATJA — Back to Sender" – Matador Network • 2010 — Bronze Award — Category 120: Local Lifestyle (Print) — NATJA — "Röckåbilly" – Hemispheres • 2010 — Silver (Group Award) — Lowell Thomas Award — Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) — Online Travel Journalism Site – Matador Network • 2010 — Gold Award — Best in Travel Writing — NATJA — Travel and Shopping – Walkway to Nowhere (Nigeria) • 2009 — Bronze Award — Best in Travel Writing — NATJA — Travel and Shopping – Market Hopping Around Lagos (Nigeria) • 2008 — Runner-up Winner — Narrative Travel Writing Contest — NATJA — Transitions Abroad – Market Hopping Around Lagos (Nigeria)