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Stories by Elaine Glusac
ABOUT ME
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Chicago-based freelancer, outdoor lover, ukulele player and travel obsessive, I, Elaine Glusac, write primarily about travel and food. I practice the Zen of fishing, can order a beer in 12 languages, own a tractor, hoard snowshoes and hold the title of Junior Ranger at Glacier Bay National Park. I speak passable Spanish, French and Italian, all of which improve after a glass of wine. Other than writing well and maintaining a sometimes annoying level of curiosity, my prime professional qualification is being an expert navigator and map reader. I have two wholly unrelated-to-journalism degrees from the Univerity of Michigan (Go Blue!)
I write frequently for major publications including the New York Times and National Geographic Traveler. I am a contributing editor at Virtuoso Life, a travel columnist for Indulge magazine published by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and often write a business travel column in Entrepreneur.
I won a silver Lowell Thomas Award from the Society of American Travel Writers in 2013 for "Where Time Stood Still," a story on Myanmar for Private Clubs magazine. The judges called it, "outstanding writing, combining history, culture and sightseeing."
I have won several first places prizes in the annual writing competition held by the North American Travel Journalists Association, including a gold for "Treasure Islands," the Nov. 2012 cover story of Budget Travel, and still one of my favorite stories.
Publication credits include:
AAA Traveler
AARP
AFAR
AOL Travel
American Way
Baltimore Sun
Best Life
Bride’s
Bon Appetit
Budget Travel
Caribbean Travel & Life
Celebrated Living
Centurion
Chicago
Chicago Mapguide (guidebook)
Chicago Tribune
Child
Chow
Coastal Living
Conde Nast Traveler
Continental
Cooking Light
Cottage Living
Dallas Morning News
Delta Sky
Departures
Departures UK
Destination Weddings & Honeymoons
Destination Weddings & Honeymoons
Disney’s Family.com
DK Top 10 Eyewitness Guide to Chicago (co-author)
Eating Well
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur.com
Epic Life
Everyday with Rachael Ray
Family Circle
Family Fun
Fodor's Gold Guide to Chicago (contribtor, multiple editions)
Fodors.com
Food & Wine
F!DLuxe
Glamour
Gourmet
Health
Hemispheres
Home & Away
In Style
Indulge
International Herald
Jetsetter
Tribune
Islands
Islands Weddings & Honeymoons
Mapquest
Midwest Home Chicago
Midwest Living
Mobile Travel Guides
Modern Bride
National Geographic Adventure
National Geographic Traveler
Neiman Marcus’ The Book
New York Post
New York Times
Outside
Reader’s Digest
Robb Report
Saveur
Shape
Southwest Spirit
Smithsonian.com
Taste
Travel + Leisure
USA Today.com
Virtuoso Life
Visa Black Card
Wall Street Journal
Woman’s Day
Women.com
Women Outside
Women’s Sports & Fitness
Women’s Wear Daily