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.
For access to even more competitions and exclusive benefits, please also consider subscribing to the Bradt Guides Travel Club!
Bradt App Prize Draw
We’re celebrating the launch of our new digital guides with a special prize draw, and you could be a winner!
Register on the new Bradt app before the end of February 2026 and we’ll enter you in the draw.
The prize is a 2-night stay for two in the Lake District – details to follow shortly.
The prize is offered courtesy of Storied Collection. Full terms and conditions here.
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.
Previous Competitions
THE 2025 NEW TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR 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?