Travel Book of the Year Award and Readers' Choice

12 Jan 2011

Entries are in for the Whitcoulls Travel Book of the Year Award and have gone to the judging panel who are busy reading.

While that happens, the organisers are also running a Readers’ Choice Award.  Vote online now.

The awards will be presented on Tuesday 22 March 2011 at a gala dinner evening.

Whitcoulls Travel Book of the Year entries  Author  Publisher
After Andrew: Two Kiwis cross Australia Bill Lennox  
Blue Water: Stories From a Life Afloat Lindsay Wright Harper Collins
Culinary adventures in Marrakech Peta Mathias Penguin
Escape to the Pole : two Kiwi guys dodge crevasses, starvation and marriage Kevin Biggar Random House
Searching for Groundswell – A New Zealand Surfer’s Road Trip Paul Hersey New Holland
Swimming with Sharks: Tales from the South Pacific Frontline Michael Field Penguin
Tara Arctic:  a New Zealander’s epic voyage Grant Redvers Fraser Books
Tasman Trespasser II: The Shaun Quincey Story Shaun Quincey Harper Collins
Tea With the Taliban: Travels in Afghanistan Ian Robinson David Bateman
Up the Andes John McCrystal Public Interest Publishing

Whitcoulls are also sponsoring a new award this year; the Whitcoulls Pictorial Travel Book Award. This award is judged by photography judges.

Title Author Publisher
Bodyography Chris van Ryn Zone Design Ltd
Fly Fishing in New Zealand Lakes John Kent Penguin
In the Heart of My Garden Ian Brodie and Jill Herron Harper Collins
It Must be New Zealand Fay Looney New Holland Publishers
Letters from the Caribbean   Andrea Treleaven New Holland Publishers
Majestic New Zealand Rob Suisted New Holland Publishers
NZ From Above David Wall New Holland Publishers
NZ Landscapes Grant Sheehan Phantom House
Pinot Noir Aaron McLean Random House NZ Ltd
Planet Penguin Grant Sheehan Phantom House
Senses Max Cumming David Bateman Ltd
Still Life Jane Ussher Murdoch Books
The Tasman Neville Peat Penguin
Travels with Gruffy Steve Bolt Hartford Books
Wild New Zealand Gordon Ell Random House NZ Ltd
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