STILL TIME TO ENTER THE TRAVER AWARD- DEADLINE is May 31, 2020
Submission rules & entry form are available at: www.voelkerfoundation.com/traveraward/
In April, I was honored to host two panel discussions with past Robert Traver Fly-Fishing Writing Award winners and honorable mention writers, talking with them about their stories and their writing process. The Zoom webinar event was intended primarily for aspiring writers and future entrants in the Traver Award competition who are looking to raise their writing to the next level.
The John D. Voelker Foundation and the American Museum of Fly Fishing joined forces to offer this opportunity for the first time to provide inspiration, insight and advice from our distinguished panelists.
Both events were recorded and are available for viewing on the AMFF website at: https://www.amff.org/traver-award/
Session 1: Monday, April 18
Panelists:
Seth Norman, Traver Award winner 1998, Edith’s Rule; past book columnist/editor, Fly Rod & Reel magazine
Richard Chiappone, Traver Award winner 2002, Opening Day; 2013, Requiem for a River Bend; Honorable Mention 2019, The Honeymooners
Jimmy Watts, Traver Award winner 2019, A Wet World That Burns
Joel "Jody" Martin, Traver Award winner 2021, Simon’s Daughter
Paul Kennebeck, Honorable Mention 2021, The Lower Squall
Session 2: Tuesday, April 26
Panelists:
Alex Benoit, Traver Award winner 2020, Blue Lines
Michael Doherty, Traver Award winner 2008, The Shining Path; 2011, Seven Great Flies for the Boston Metropolitan Area; Honorable Mention 2019, Les Poissons Toxiques
David Gray-Clough, Honorable Mention, 2020, The Best Fish I Ever Caught
Paige Wallace, Honorable Mention 2021, Pretending to Listen
Mike Chalmers, Honorable Mention 2021, Solitude
You can read all the honored stories from 2019, 2020 and 2021 on the AMFF website at https://www.amff.org/traver-award/
Seth Norman's story, Edith's Rule, and other past honored stories are available in the anthology In Hemingway's Meadow (DownEast Books, 2009). A second anthology called Love Story of the Trout (2010) is also available from numerous on-line vendors and used book sellers.
If you enjoy the Traver Award stories and events like this writers webinar, please support the American Museum of Fly Fishing and/or the John D. Voelker Foundation.
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