Catch up on the latest news from our world of travel, maps and books.
Launched in 2015, the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards (ESTWA) seek to celebrate the best travel writing, and travel writers, in the world.
Titles have been shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year in association with the Authors’ Club for their innovative and/or literary merit with content which is relevant, useful or inspiring to travellers.
Continue reading Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year ShortlistOrdinarily the Stanfords team spend the beginning of the year setting up their map clad stage at Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show at Olympia. For obvious reasons the in person show did not happen this year so we took the show online.
Continue reading Watch the 2021 Stanfords Travel Writers FestivalLast week we said good bye to someone who will forever hold a special place in our hearts as well as on our shelves, the wonderful Jan Morris. She had that rare talent to really take you places and introduce you to the people through her writing.
Continue reading Remembering Jan MorrisNew Map Celebrates London’s Remarkable Trees
Great Trees of London Map is a new map by Blue Crow Media. This two-sided guide map reveals highlights from London’s uniquely diverse urban forest. Featuring rare species, magnificent English oaks, an ancient, perhaps 2,000-year-old, yew and the finest flowering cherries, this selection of 50 trees spans from Kew Gardens to Greenwich Park, and Tottenham to Brixton. The map includes photography, an introduction and descriptions by Paul Wood, the author of London is a Forest and London’s Street Trees: A Field Guide to the Urban Forest.
Continue reading Great Trees of London MapThe 2020 Edward Stanfords Travel Writing Awards were held on the 26th February at the London Transport Museum, hosted by Julia Bradbury.
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To view all the shortlists and winners please see: https://www.stanfords.co.uk/edward-stanford-travel-writing-awards
Now in its fifth year, the prestigious Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards (ESTWA) exists to champion the very best travel writing in the world. The nominations include both multi-award winning titles and debut authors with books that will both stimulate thought and inspire travel, while bringing lesser-known parts of the world sharply into focus.
The shortlist of 57 books, divided into ten awards categories, will take the reader on a fascinating, and sometimes challenging, voyage into our planet’s past and future, across the seven continents and into hidden corners and unexplored cultures.
Continue reading World-Class Shortlist Announced for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020Ahead of the release on the 2nd of May, Robert Macfarlane talks about his new book Underland: A Deep Time Journey:
Continue reading Q&A With Robert MacfarlaneWe are excited to announce the commissioning of local artist Emily Ketteringham to paint a large scale mural on our store window at Stanfords Bristol to celebrate the launch of author Robert Macfarlane’s new book Underland.
Underland is the highly anticipated new book from the internationally bestselling, prizewinning author of Landmarks, The Lost Words and The Old Ways. The mural will be based on the cover of the book which is a piece of art by Stanley Donwood, who has previously worked with Glastonbury festival and designed Radiohead’s album cover art.
The shortlists for the 2019 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards have been announced and contain an eclectic mix of writing from around the globe. This year we have introduced a new award Travel Memoir of the Year. Here are the full shortlists: Continue reading The 2019 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Shortlist
With Christmas less than a month away, Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) membership is the ideal gift for anyone who is inspired by our planet and wants to learn more about its people, places and environments. Continue reading This Christmas – Give the gift of Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) membership
