Every March, Women’s History Month is celebrated in the UK and around the world to acknowledge the remarkable contributions women have made throughout history. At The Ilse Schwepcke Prize, we remember and celebrate the extraordinary and pioneering women travellers who have broken boundaries, ventured down perilous paths, and paved the way for how we travel […]
The newly launched Ilse Schwepcke Prizes have entered the literary landscape and are generating a buzz. Since their launch at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the prizes have received coverage from publications like The Bookseller and Publishers Weekly. The Bookseller highlighted the origins of the awards, noting Ilse’s legacy as ‘a “devotee” of travel writing, a […]
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Ilse Schwepcke Prize, an exciting new annual award dedicated to celebrating outstanding travel writing by women.