Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2024 Winners Announced

Many of the world’s greatest travel writers gathered at Stanfords last night to celebrate the ninth Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards (ESTWAs) presented by Viking, the world’s leading exploration company.

This year 18 books made the shortlists, divided into five awards categories with winners being both debut authors and multi-award-winning writers. 

Each award winner was presented with a hand-made globe by Lander & May on the Isle of Wight featuring a design produced exclusively for the awards. 

And the winners are…

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A Brief Guide to the World with Nicholas Crane: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019

One word binds us all: geography. We are all geographers, human beings who care about the places we think of as ‘home’ – our habitat. Continue reading A Brief Guide to the World with Nicholas Crane: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2019

Nicholas Crane, The Making of the British Landscape // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival

Geographer, broadcaster, explorer and writer Nicholas Crane will explore the natural and human history that has shaped our landscape from the Ice Age to the present day in this illustrated talk which celebrates the wonderful diversity of our countryside and cities. Continue reading Nicholas Crane, The Making of the British Landscape // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival

Patrick Barkham and Nicholas Crane with Julia Wheeler

Patrick Barkham and Nicholas Crane took to the stage to talk to Julia Wheeler, praising the variety, romance and beauty of the UK’s coastline in this lively and enthusiastic discussion. Continue reading Patrick Barkham and Nicholas Crane with Julia Wheeler