About

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Janis Turk is an award-winning independent travel journalist and photographer whose work has appeared in magazines such as Hemispheres (United Airlines in-flight), Spirit (Southwest Airlines in-flight), Pontiac Performance, AUGUST Man, Luxx Jewellry, Louisiana Cookin, New York City Thrive and more, as well as popular newspapers such as The Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, The Houston Chronicle and others. She also scribes online pieces for popular travel sites such as Frommer’s and GoNomad. Turk has written two travel guides for Smarter Travel and has been the travel editor for Today’s Groom, as well as the managing editor of four popular regional magazines including San Antonio AT HOME.

Turk recently signed a book contract with Frommer’s and is writing a guide book on Austin and San Antonio. She divides her time between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Seguin, Texas, where she is a member of the faculty in the department of English and Communication Studies at Texas Lutheran University.