Entry Information
Eligibility
Any full-length, non-fiction (including creative non-fiction) travel book written by a British or European national and published in English for the first time in 2024 or 2025 is eligible for the 2026 Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing. Self-published books are not eligible. Books translated into English are acceptable.
Read the full Entry Terms and Conditions here.
How To Enter
Entries must be made by the author’s publisher. No more than two entries per publisher’s imprint.
1 Pay the entry fee
2 Submit the online Entry Form
One payment and one form per entry.
Entries must be received by the organisers by 30th September 2025.
Read the full Entry Instructions here.
Winners
In January 2026 a short list will be announced by the judges and the winning author will be revealed at the Sherborne Travel Writing Festival in April 2026.
The winning author will give a talk to present their winning book as one of the festival events.