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Richard Varr
Location: Houston, TX, United States
Member Since: 25 May 2001
Professional Associations
Travelwriters.com
Society of American Travel Writers
Introduction
Richard Varr is a well-rounded freelance writer with more than 25 years writing experience. A member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), he specializes in travel, feature and business writing and is the author (main contributor) of the Dorling Kindersley EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE TO PHILADELPHIA AND THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY. His first novel, WARMING UP TO MURDER, is available online through Xlibris.com or BarnesandNoble.com.
Visit his blog at www.varrtravel.wordpress.com
Experience & Expertise
Richard Varr is also a photographer, videographer, and video script writer, narrator and editor. He was both a newspaper and television news reporter for 20 years.
Publishing Credentials
Magazines found on board cruise ships of several cruise lines including Carnival, Holland America, Radisson Seven Seas, Princess, Disney, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Cunard, Seabourn, P&O, Costa and others. His work has also been published in THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, THE SYDNEY (Australia) MORNING HERALD, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, THE NEW ORLEANS TIMES-PICAYUNE, PORTHOLE CRUISE MAGAZINE, ISLANDS MAGAZINE, AOL TRAVEL, AAA Arizona HIGHROADS, AAA HOME & AWAY, SMART MEETINGS MAGAZINE, THE ROTARIAN, HEARTLAND USA, GERMAN LIFE, FRENCH MAGAZINE (UK), ARUBA NIGHTS, PORTUGAL MAGAZINE (UK), NATIONAL MOTORIST (CA), GRIT, COAST TO COAST, Good Sam Club's HIGHWAYS, HOUSTON WOMAN MAGAZINE, LONGWEEKENDS, CAMPING TODAY, INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY TRAVELER, NEW JERSEY MONTHLY, THE (Tucson) ARIZONA DAILY STAR, THE WORCESTER SUNDAY TELEGRAM, THE LOWELL SUN, MAIN LINE (Philadelphia) LIFE, and a host of Internet travel websites, including the trip-planning website HOME AND ABROAD (www.homeandabroad.com), where he is noted as the Philadelphia city expert. He has traveled extensively throughout North America and Europe, and has taken trips to Africa, South America, Asia and the Caribbean.
Awards Received
SATW Central States Chapter Writing Contests. 2011: Second and Third Place for best magazine articles on U.S./Canada travel; Third Place for article on Ecology/Conservation/Preservation. 2010: First Place for best magazine article on foreign travel; second place for best maritime article. 2009: Honorable Mention. 2008: First Place for best magazine article on foreign travel.
Clips & Samples (View All 34)
Picture Postcard Pirna (Germany), Houston Woman Magazine
Cape Horn: Rounding the End of the World, Porthole Cruise Magazine
Best of Quebec City, AOL Travel
