@KateWickers

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

 London/Deal/Windsor
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Joined March 2012
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🥁 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: bgtw.org/gala
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🥁 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: bgtw.org/gala
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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: katewickers.com #BGTW
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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! issuu.com/theethicalist/docs…
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🤞 & 👏 to @TravWriters finalists @AlexOuthwaite @StuartForster @no_fixed_plans @Emma_Gregg @claireboobbyer @mary_novakovich @CarolineMills99 @kirstenjh @KateWickers @AndeanImaging @UKTravelWriter @antoniawindsor @AshBhardwaj @worldlyadventur @ShafikMeghji event.inspireglobal.travel/f…

Meet the 2025 Finalists

Discover the travel journalists and creators shortlisted for the Inspire Global Media Awards.

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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: dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic…

Exploring Colombia, the newest South America hotspot

Colombia, almost five times bigger than the UK, sits by both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. And there's never been a safer time to visit, says Kate Wickers.

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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
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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!
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Thank you to @KateWickers for donating copies of her book!
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JRNYmag@JrnYmag18 Apr 2024
Huge congratulations to @KateWickers for winning two awards at the @Inspire__Global media awards this week for her article in JRNY magazine including Consumer Magazine Feature of the Year. 🎉🎉
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Congrats to all amazing @TravWriters winners at last nights @Inspire__Global #MediaAwards #IGMAs #PositiveImpactStorytelling #PositiveImpactTourism @ShafikMeghji @Emma_Gregg @KateWickers @no_fixed_plans @PassportAndPix An amazing evening @RCEventsLondon #maketravelmatter
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What a lovely gift from @KateWickers - thank you so much!
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Kate Wickers retweeted
Vicki Ziegler@bookgaga21 Nov 2023
Our latest @SilentBookClub reading list is downright delectable, including works by Wiley Cash, @RevRichardColes, Négar Djavadi (@NegDjav), @FaithErinHicks, André Picard (@picardonhealth), @KateWickers + more ... tinyurl.com/4kcpvkw7 #SilentBookClub
Silent book club member Vicki (that's me) on-screen, getting ready for a zoom meeting, with a stack of books, including The Fraud by Zadie Smith, next to her computer

ALT Silent book club member Vicki (that's me) on-screen, getting ready for a zoom meeting, with a stack of books, including The Fraud by Zadie Smith, next to her computer

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Congratulations to members shortlisted for the prestigious Travel Writer of the Year award in the BGTW Members' Excellence Awards, sponsored by @VisitScotland: @FullerloveHeidi, Ben Lerwill, @adrianphillips1, @itsjamesstewart, @jessicagvincent & @KateWickers ✨ #bgtwawards2023
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Give a Book@giveabookorg6 Sep 2023
🚨 BOOK OF THE MONTH 🚨 Author @KateWickers recommends this month's book! See what she chose & buy your copy here... uk.bookshop.org/lists/book-o…
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Is THIS the most eccentric place to stay in Britain? Grayson Perry’s Hansel and Gretel-style house in Essex is now available for holiday rentals dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic… @LivingArch @Alan_Measles #essex #travel @KateWickers

Grayson Perry's Hansel and Gretel-style house is available to rent

Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry designed the house with architect Charles Holland. Kate Wickers checks in, declaring it a 'beacon for British eccentricity and craftsmanship'.

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Castaway in Oz: Exploring the sublime beaches of Australia's resident-free K’gari, the largest sand island in the world dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic… #travel #Kgari #sandisland #australia @KateWickers @TourismAus

Exploring Australia's K'gari, the largest sand island in the world

Kate Wickers tours the isle by four-wheel drive - stopping off at crystalline lakes en route - and finds it offers 'one of Australia's best eco-tourism adventures'.

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Kate Wickers retweeted
Artellus@Artellus20 Jul 2023
👀 @KateWickers and 'Shape of a Boy' in the Amazon bestseller charts... for a limited edition price of 99p on Kindle 🤯 amazon.co.uk/Shape-Boy-Famil…
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The core of the Big Apple: From legendary music venues where jazz greats have played to enticing soul food restaurants - Harlem has never looked more inviting... dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic… #travel #Harlem #BigApple #jazz #NewYork @VisitTheUSA @KateWickers @HarlemTours

Why you should visit the vibrant New York neighbourhood of Harlem

Kate Wickers says the NYC neighbourhood has 'travelled a long way' over the past century. 'Explore Harlem by day and you'll find a story on every street corner,' she says.

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Katie Bond@KatieBond128 Apr 2023
Celebrating the wisdom of crowds with the 100th great review for #ShapeOfABoy by @KateWickers on @amazon & perfect timing for the bonanza of #MayBankHoliday reading amazon.co.uk/Shape-Boy-Famil…

Shape of a Boy: My Family and Other Adventures

is veteran travel journalist Kate’s mantra. Her intrepid spirit is infectious in this   of her family’s . She shares the life lessons learnt on their travels, from overcoming disappointment in to...

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We had a visit from @KateWickers, author of SHAPE OF A BOY! Signed copies are now available in our The Hague store. 📖✍️ (Book info: ow.ly/7vzq50NPOrt)
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