Launched in 2015, the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards (ESTWA) seek to celebrate the best travel writing and travel writers in the world. For the second year we are partnering with Viking to bring you four awards:
The Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year
The award, which is open to authors from all across the world, celebrates excellence in literary travel writing; this includes travel writing, food, illustrated and photography books with a strong travel narrative. Please note this does not include travel guides or fiction.
The Viking Award for Fiction with a Sense of Place
Fiction in which the location or locations that inspire the work are an essential part of the narrative.
Children’s Travel Book of the Year
Fiction or non-fiction title for pre-teens which inspires a love of travel, exploration and adventure.
Bradt New Travel Writer of the Year
The world’s best competition for unpublished travel writers. In association with the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards.
Eligibility & Criteria for submissions:
Books first published: 1st November 2023- 31st October 2024.
Deadline for entries: Monday 4th November 2024 (Bradt New Travel Writer of the Year: 15th November).
Anyone is welcome to submit a book and we encourage readers to put forward books they have enjoyed this year.
Anyone interested in participating in or partnering with the awards from a commercial perspective should contact: [email protected]