Congratulations to the winner of the Anthology Travel Writing Competition

First place


Magdalena Kukulska, Poland – ‘The Seven Toasts of Tusheti’

Congratulations to Magdalena whose winning entry will feature in a forthcoming issue of Anthology


Second place


Alex Johnston, Australia – ‘The Still Harbours’


Third place


Lisa Harris, USA – ‘Chasing the Train’


Highly commended

The judges would also like to highlight the work of the following entrants. (In alphabetical order by last name):

Sinean Callery, Ireland – ‘Kavalan Tea’
Emma Gabor, Hungary – ‘Aurora’s Symphony: A Tale of Silence’
Donnchadh Mac Gabhann, Ireland – ‘Welcome to Border World’
Christine Mackenzie Ross, England – ‘Praying for Pink Unicorns
Daniel Shaw, England – ‘Mee, Myself and Malacca’
Harriet Solomon, England – ‘Where Gods Gather’
Richard Storey, England – ‘Stone Town Rhapsody’


Congratulations to our winners and highly commended entrants and thank you to all who participated in the competition to help make it a success.

Thank you also to our panel of judges who carefully assessed each entry to select the shortlist, highly commended entries and overall winner.


Entries are now invited for the Anthology Creative Awards 2026