CAROLYN WALTON

Location: BOWSER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada

Member Since: 18 March 1999

Professional Associations

 Travelwriters.com

 Periodical Writers Association of Canada

 Canadian Association of Journalists

 North American Travel Journalists Association

Introduction

FIRST PRIZE, CRUISE CATEGORY, NATJA 2006 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WRITING/PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS for AN ADRIATIC ODYSSEY, Good Times Magazine, June 2006.

2005 BRONZE AWARDS-NATIONAL MATURE MEDIA for "Bella Coola or Bust", and "Fly West Snowbirds". 2006 NMA AWARDS for "Retiring on Canada's Riviera" all for good times Magazine.

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE in the CRUISES category of the 2004, NATJA INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS competition for "BELLA COOLA OR BUST" in Good Times Magazine May.

FIRST PRIZE WINNER , NATJA 2003 AWARDS competition CRUISES category, "Cruising the Amazing Amazon", Good Times Magazine.

SILVER MEDAL -National Mature Media Awards 2003 -ALASKA-ALL ASHORE-Good Times Magazine.

International TravelMedia Showcase TOP AWARD 2000 for TRAVEL WRITING & PHOTOGRAPHY in magazines with over 100,000 circulation for GOOD TIMES MAGAZINE photo feature-PARADISE FOUND.

The Centre for Investigative Journalism Award for OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING IN CANADA for health expose in HARROWSMITH MAGAZINE.

SILVER MEDALLIST -Toronto's Ryerson University.

MAGAZINE WRITING AWARD -Ryerson University School of Journalism.

"Hi Carolyn,Your Good Times article, MEDITERRANEAN TAPESTRY was fantastic! Thanks for forwarding the copies. Good luck with your NATJA submission. Talk to you soon." Warm Regards, Brad Ball, Director,Corporate Communications- SILVERSEA CRUISES LTD.

" A beautiful article on the Winter Carnival!"-Magalie Boutin, TOURISM QUEBEC.

"I love your article on the Ice Hotel and Quebec Carnival. It is well-written, lively and evokes a personal experience."-Richard Seguin, QUEBEC CITY TOURISM.

"I just went through all my mail and there was good times Magazine with your fabulous article about Fiji! Thank you so much and keep us in mind, as we'd love to host you again in the future."-Susan Bejeckian PR, FIJI VISITORS BUREAU.

"Bonjour Carolyn! What a great great surprise for this quiet Monday afternoon. I just received a copy of Good times Magazine. Your amazing article Treaure Hunting in Quebec's Eastern Townships appears in it and I want to say that I have enjoyed every minutes of this trip with you. I laughed and smile at every line of this article. Merci milles fois!" Magalie Boutin, TOURISM QUEBEC.

HAVE PEN WILL TRAVEL! Since 1981 CAROLYN WALTON has travelled the world with notepad, tape recorder and cameras, capturing the excitement and discovery of the peoples, places, food, and landscapes of countries all over the world as well as Canada and the US.

Many of these stories featured the gardens, food, wine and cheeses of countries such as Holland, Spain, Italy, France, Quebec and the West Coast of Canada.

CAROLYN's an award-winning investigative journalist,travel writer, publisher, photographer, editor and columnist whose stories and photos have appeared in the TORONTO STAR, GOOD TIMES MAGAZINE (national retirement publication), ATMOSPHERE, ROYAL AIRLINES INFLIGHT MAGAZINE, the OTTAWA CITIZEN, VANCOUVER SUN, EDMONTON JOURNAL, VICTORIA TIMES-COLONIST,CALGARY HERALD, PACIFIC PRESS,THE UPPER CANADIAN, LONDON FREE PRESS, NATIONAL POST,TODAY'S SENIORS, DIPLOMAT CANADA, and Collette Tours' ADVENTURES MAGAZINE.

For twenty-five years she has been a regular contributor to Canada's national retirement publication: good times Magazine, which is published monthly with a paid circulation of 160,000 and readership of 1/2 million, but since her move to Vancouver Island, is contributing to MORE LIVING Magazine out of Nanaimo and THE BEACON in the Island's Oceanside area.

Member Canadian Association of Journalists,CAJ), PWAC, Professional Writers Association of Canada and NATJA (North American Travel Journalists Association.

ROSS WALTON is an excellent photographer, birdwatcher,canoer and all round outdoors man. Ross and Carolyn often cover outdoor and nature assignments together. Ross' photography and feature about Sea Kayaking to the Lost Islands of British Columbia and his Storm Watching story in collaboration with his wife have been featured in colour spreads in The Toronto Star, Good Times Magazine, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun, Brantford Expositor,Calgary Herald, St.Catherines Standard and Victoria Times-Colonist.