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Send in Your Nominations for the 2011 U GO! Awards

Send in Your Nominations for the 2011 U GO! Awards Photo

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Posted on January 30, 2025 in IgoUgo Updates

It’s time to recognize the IgoUgo travel writing and photography that wowed you in 2011. So tell us, whose journals inspired your travels? Which photo made you wish you were there? We’re taking nominations for the 2011 U GO! Awards!

Send your picks--up to three nominations in each category--by Friday, February 10th, to [email protected] with the subject line "Award Nominations." Please include links to all journals, reviews, stories, and photos being nominated.

We are happy to accept nominations for journals, stand-alone reviews, or stand-alone stories in all writing categories. Please note that only writing and photography contributed between December 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 are eligible for consideration and that the New Member of the Year must have contributed his or her first submission on or after December 1, 2010.

And the categories for 2011 are:

IgoUgo Member Awards

Travel Writer of the Year

Travel Photographer of the Year

New Member of the Year


IgoUgo Writing Awards

Om Nom Nom Award
For best food writing

Are We There Yet? Award
For best family writing

Urban Pathfinder Award
For best city writing

Chirpy Copy Award
For best nature writing


IgoUgo Photo Awards

Pretty City Award
For best city photography

Fantastic Flora and Fauna Award
For the best nature photography

Lookin’ Good Award
For best photos of people

Moving Out Award
For best transportation photos


Need a few ideas to kick-start your nomination exploration? Revisit the winners of past U GO! Awards, and don’t forget to check the Best of IgoUgo pages!

We’ll reveal your final nominees for 2011 and ask you to choose this year’s winners in just a few weeks. Happy nominating!

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