2023 Winner: Vimla Sriram

Vimla Sriram is an emerging travel writer and the recipient of the 2023 Edward-Readicker-Henderson Travel Classics Memorial Scholarship. She is a Seattle-based writer shaped by Delhi, who loves the Pacific Northwest for its sparkling summers. When not walking in her neighborhood park, she can be found making cauldrons of chai for her family and friends. You can find her writing here: www.vimlasriram.com.

Contestants were asked to write a 750-word essay about their home town. The Prize includes complimentary accommodations and conference fee for Travel Classics Vancouver, plus a $200 stipend.