Welcome to the Bradt Guides Competitions page. Here you’ll see updates from our famous competitions such as New Travel Writer of the Year, brought to you in conjunction with the world-leading Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Presented by Viking, as well as opportunities to win fabulous prizes from our wonderful partners in the travel industry.
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New Travel Writer of the Year
The winner will receive an exclusive trip for two to a destination to be determined by Bradt and Wanderlust, and a commission to write about their trip for Wanderlust.
Four finalists will have their entries published in Wanderlust and receive invitations to the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in March 2026.
Find out more about our 2026 competition here.
Previous Competitions
THE 2025 WINNER: Julie Ajdour for ‘Later or Sooner.‘
You can read the winning and shortlisted entries in our 2025 competition here.
Author Jon Lorie answers the question: Why enter travel writing competitions?