Adventure Writing – Wilbur Smith
Adventure Writing
Who’s ready to go on an adventure?
The Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize is an international prize that supports and celebrates the best adventure writing today. The Prize is open to writers of any nationality, writing in English.
This is from the Wilbur Smith org website and what a group of books are in the shortlist this year!!
All of the following books have been chosen as they take the reader on some sort of adventure, an epic journey even. A book that shows a new horizon in some way – either historical or geographical…
It should allow the reader to connect with a different reality or culture
And much more besides…..
You ready?
(c) Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize shortlist 2025
Location maps:
A House for Miss Pauline – JAMAICA
Water Moon – TOKYO
Fundamentally – IRAQ
(c) Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize shortlist 2025
Babylonia – ASSYRIA
Sycorax – ALGIERS and THE MED
Redemption – SAN DIEGO, NEVADA
Ooh get excited as these are some of the best books out there for locations! Definitely an adventure in each and every one.
Which one would get your vote?
September: Winner Announcement
