Kate Wickers

Author of 'Shape of a Boy, family life lessons in far flung places' - Out Now! Journo @ The Scotsman, The Daily Mail, The Telegraph & more..

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

Hola from Costa Rica! So excited that Shape of a Boy is published in paperback today & with a vibrant new cover is screaming #SummerReading 🦩@QuartoKnows @aurumpress @Artellus @TravWriters @KatieBond1 @StanfordsTravel @TheDealBookshop #newbooks #books #booktwt #travel #family

[BGTW: British Guild of Travel Writers @TravWriters]

🥁 Announcing the BGTW Members’ Excellence Awards “Travel Feature of the Year – UK” finalists, presented by
Hyatt Place London City East

👏 Congratulations to @adrianphillips1, @JT_Travels, & @KateWickers!

🏆revealed at 3 November's gala: https://t.co/aOIdifKlbv

[BGTW: British Guild of Travel Writers @TravWriters]

🥁 Announcing the BGTW Members’ Excellence Awards finalists for “Sustainability Feature of the Year”, partnered with @VisitScotland.

👏 Congratulations to members @BordersofAdv, Tristan & @KateWickers!

🏆revealed on 3 November at our gala; tickets: https://t.co/7o870krt7m

[BGTW: British Guild of Travel Writers @TravWriters]

Meet the @TravWriters:

@KateWickers is an award-winning contributor to The Telegraph, Daily Mail, JRNY, The Ethicalist, Family Traveller, Lodestars Anthology, Tonic, & others.

She’s also the author of best-selling travel memoir, Shape of a Boy:
https://t.co/Syg7dZ0aN1

#BGTW

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

@TravWriters Thank you for the lovely shout out! Much appreciated.

[BGTW: British Guild of Travel Writers @TravWriters]

Huge 👏👏👏 for @TravWriters member @KateWickers for winning the Consumer Magazine Feature of the Year Print/Online, Latin America & The Caribbean at the @InspireGlobal_ Media Awards with her Dances with Wolves story on Brazil’s Cerrado for @EthicalistMag!
https://t.co/EhZAv6u9M2

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

@TravWriters @InspireGlobal_ @EthicalistMag Ah thanks so much! This was a lovely one to write.

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

@TravWriters @AlexOuthwaite @StuartForster @no_fixed_plans @Emma_Gregg @claireboobbyer @mary_novakovich @CarolineMills99 @kirstenjh @AndeanImaging @UKTravelWriter @AntoniaWindsor @AshBhardwaj @worldlyadventur @ShafikMeghji Good luck to everyone & thanks for the good wishes @TravWriters

[BGTW: British Guild of Travel Writers @TravWriters]

🤞 & 👏 to @TravWriters finalists @AlexOuthwaite @StuartForster @no_fixed_plans @Emma_Gregg @claireboobbyer @mary_novakovich @CarolineMills99
@kirstenjh @KateWickers @AndeanImaging @UKTravelWriter @antoniawindsor @AshBhardwaj @worldlyadventur @ShafikMeghji https://t.co/otMCcr1Z1X

[LatAmTravelist @LatAmTravelist]

Great to see @KateWickers up for three awards at the @InspireGlobal Media Awards 2025 for travel stories that celebrate positive impact travel!

Her article about #Colombia in the Daily Mail was a brilliant introduction to this South American marvel:

https://t.co/Z3ZbOc2dib

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

@LatAmTravelist @inspireglobal Ah thanks! So nice of you to say! Thanks so much @LatAmTravelist @InspireGlobal_

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

Aw, thanks @TravWriters for this very lovely post. I’m very excited to be shortlisted for three! @InspireGlobal_

[BGTW: British Guild of Travel Writers @TravWriters]

Good luck to @travwriters member @katewickers who has been shortlisted in three categories in the Inspire Global Media Awards, which celebrate Positive impact storytelling.
Last year, Kate won three awards for stories about Puglia and Colombia!

#IMGAs #positiveimpactstorytelling

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

@TravWriters @InspireGlobal_ Ah thank you! I really appreciated this lovely mention ❤️

[LatAmTravelist @LatAmTravelist]

Fab night of Latin America travel talk at the @latauk Parliamentary Reception in the Palace of Westminster, yesterday, with a good turn out by #travwriters, LatAm diplomats, @RATW_official royalty, & lots of passionate travel pals.
Great work being done by the @latafoundation!

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

@alisonsl2 @edentravels @MichaelWoodMV @jubberstravels @Levisonwood @Itwitius @aliceoutthere1 @Tim_Hannigan @reo_lowe @leonmccarron @mary_novakovich @SchulerCJ @StanfordsTravel Who doesn’t love a festive red book at Christmas? Thanks Alison! X

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

@alisonsl2 @StanfordsTravel Aw thanks Alison! I love that you love my little book! X

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

@claireboobbyer @ChiaraWilkinson @PRJournoRequest Thank you Claire! Happy to talk about Canterbury with you @ChiaraWilkinson

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

Well, this has made my day. Thank you @paulrstafford

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

@alisonsl2 @edentravels @MichaelWoodMV @jubberstravels @Levisonwood @Itwitius @aliceoutthere1 @Tim_Hannigan @reo_lowe @leonmccarron @duncantwit @mary_novakovich @SchulerCJ @StanfordsTravel What a gorgeous glowing line up! Thanks for including Shape of a Boy ❤️

[Give a Book @giveabookorg]

Thank you to @KateWickers for donating copies of her book!

[Kate Wickers @KateWickers]

Wow! Thank you @hellomag for featuring Shape of a Boy as your book of the week in the May 20 issue (out today) @Artellus @TheQuartoGroup @darrylsam @KatieBond1 @aurumpress @TravWriters #books #travel #familytravel #humour #lifelessons #shapeofaboy #travelwriter