We’re thrilled to announce the shortlisted entries in our 2025 New Travel Writer of the Year competition.
Congratulations to all who entered!
The finalists are…
Finalists
The Birds of Auschwitz – Sarah Davies
A Dance with Duende – Rebecca Legros
Later or Sooner – Julie Ajdour
A Vital Warning Ignored – Jacqui Hitt
Read the entries from our finalists here.
Highly Commended
Cold War Camera – Daniel Wake
How To Treat a Woman – Polly Groom
Treasure Travel – Claire Morsman
Waterfalls – Em Witcutt
The Kyrgyz Truck Driver – Geertje Heuermann
Beijing to Bangkok – Glen Loveland
Silent Tides – Scott Ancliffe
Read the highly-commended entries here.
Commended
Trail of the Tempest – Simon Gibbs
Exit Sign Out of the Gobi Desert – Myrthe Felten
Return From Egg Island – David Higgins
A Sweet Lesson – Gary Haynes
The Prize
All four finalists will be invited to the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in London on 5th March, where the winner will be revealed.
The overall winner will win a 4-night break to Pas-de-Calais in northern France, with a tailormade itinerary taking in the region’s towns, coastal villages, countryside and cultural sites.
They will also be commissioned to write an article about their trip which will be published on the Bradt website, as well as in Traveller magazine.