Over the next few weeks the judging will commence for the 2025 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Presented by Viking. Yesterday the shortlisted entries for the Bradt New Travel Writer of the Year were announced.
Unpublished writers were invited to submit a piece on the theme; ‘A Hasty Exit.’
Here are the finalists, highly commended and commended pieces:
Continue reading Shortlisted Entries Announced for the 2025 New Travel Writer of the YearLast night we announced the shortlists for the 2025 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Presented by Viking. Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating the best travel writing in the world.
Here are the shortlists:
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:
Continue reading Submissions for the 2025 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Presented by Viking are now OPEN
Last week at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese won the Viking Fiction with a Sense of Place Award.
Such is the nature of our business, it’s no surprise that often the winning authors are travelling or not based in London so are unable to attend the event. Luckily Abraham’s globe trophy was accepted on behalf of him by his publisher, but he did send these words;
Continue reading The Covenant of Water, Winner of the Viking Fiction with a Sense of Place AwardThe 2024 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in partnership with Viking.
20 March 2024 at Stanfords, Covent Garden.
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…
Continue reading Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2024 Winners Announced
