Adam Weymouth
Adam Weymouth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 (age 41–42) Salisbury, England |
| Occupation | Travel writer |
| Notable work | Kings of the Yukon (2018); Lone Wolf (2025) |
| Awards | Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award (2018); Lonely Planet Adventure Travel Book of the Year (2019); Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing (2026) |
| Website | www |
Adam Weymouth (born 1984) is an English travel writer and freelance journalist, whose work has been published in such outlets as Granta, The Atlantic and The Observer.[1] He is the author of two critically acclaimed books: Kings of the Yukon (2018) and Lone Wolf (2025). He has received several awards, including the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, the Lonely Planet Adventure Travel Book of the Year, the Prix Paul Emile-Victor and the inaugural Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing.
Biography
[edit]Adam Weymouth was born in 1984 in Salisbury, England.[2] His articles have appeared in a wide range of publications[1] including Granta,[3] The Observer,[4] and The Atlantic.[5]
Weymouth's 2018 debut book, Kings of the Yukon – an account of the author's epic voyage by canoe down the Yukon River – was shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize[1] and won the Sunday Times/Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award,[6][7] as well as the Lonely Planet Adventure Travel Book of the Year in 2019.[8] Reviewed in Canada's National Observer, the book was described as "brilliant", stating: "[Weymouth] writes like Annie Dillard, Bruce Chatwin and Jack London combined: suspenseful and sensitive storytelling and sumptuous descriptions."[9]
His 2025 book Lone Wolf: Walking the Faultlines of Europe was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize[10] and won the inaugural Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing, presented by chair of the judges Colin Thubron on 12 April 2026.[11][12]
In collaboration with Lacuna Magazine, Weymouth hosts the Spoken Earth podcast series, where he interviews environmental thinkers, academics and activists.[13][14][15]
Bibliography
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Adam Weymouth". C&W Agency. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ Lea, Richard (28 May 2018). "Interview: Joy and despair in Alaska: Adam Weymouth on his 2,000 mile odyssey". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ Adam Weymouth on Granta.com.
- ↑ Weymouth, Adam (15 November 2025). "Letters from prison: the protesters locked up for trying to change the world". The Observer. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "Adam Wymouth". The Atlantic. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ Wood, Heloise (6 December 2018). "'Outstanding' Weymouth takes Young Writer of the Year". The Bookseller. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "News | The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year". The London Magazine. 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ Mansfield, Katie (1 March 2019). "Thubron wins top prize at Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards". The Bookseller. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ Watson, Anne (26 June 2018). "Travel writing? Climate change? Here's a book that does it all". Canada's National Observer. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "Garner shortlisted for Baillie Gifford Prize". Books+Publishing. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ Spanoudi, Melina (12 April 2026). "Adam Weymouth wins inaugural £10k Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing". The Bookseller. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "The Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing". Sherborne Literary Society. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "Spoken Earth: The Environment Podcast". lacuna.org.uk.
- ↑ "7 in-depth interviews with leading environmental thinkers". lacuna.org.uk. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "Spoken Earth". adamweymouth.com.
- ↑ Kings of the Yukon at adamweymouth.com
- ↑ Lone Wolf at adamweymouth.com
External links
[edit]- Official website
- "Adam Weymouth wins the 2018 Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award", Young Writer Of The Year Award Official, 16 January 2019.
- "My Writing Life: Adam Weymouth", RLF News, The Royal Literary Fund, 25 August 2025