Head judge Hilary Bradt has read every single entry. She comments:
“As always I settled down to read through the many entries inspired by the theme A HastyExit in happy anticipation. And as always, I was not disappointed. What a lot of scary but ultimately great adventures so many of you have had! Sometimes a hasty exit saved you from attack, but others from embarrassment or something as mundane as catching a bus. There were so many gripping, well-written stories that I failed to cut the initial list down to the usual ten so here are fifteen worthy longlisted stories.”
The Longlist
Later or Sooner
Cold War Camera
A Dance with Duende
How to Treat a Woman
Trail of the Tempest
Treasure Travel
Waterfalls - the Best White Noise Machines?
Exit Sign Out of the Gobi Desert
A Vital Warning Ignored
The Kyrgyz Truck Driver
Beijing to Bangkok
Return from Egg Island
The Birds of Auschwitz
Silent Tides
A Sweet Lesson
What happens next?
The authors of these pieces will remain anonymous until the finalists are selected.
In mid-January we will announce our three finalists, who will each be invited to the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards evening in March, so please check back again then.
Thank you to all those who entered this year.
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