Dazzling Accomplishments

North American Guild of Beer Writers
2025 – Best Other Beverage Reporting (Second place)

Campaigner of the Year
2024 – Campaign for Real Ale

Susanna Forbes Award for Best Communication About Cider (Finalist)
2024 – British Guild of Beer Writers

Best Communication about Sustainability in Beer and Pubs (Finalist)
2024 – British Guild of Beer Writers

Best Self-Published Beer Writing (Finalist)
2024 – British Guild of Beer Writers

British Guild of Beer Writers
2023 – Best Communication about Beer and Travel (Finalist)

British Guild of Beer Writers
2023 – Best No and Low Alcohol Communicator (Finalist)

British Guild of Beer Writers
2023 – Best Communication about Diversity in Beer (Finalist)

British Guild of Beer Writers
2023 – Best Beer Business Communicator (Finalist)

Guild of Food Writers
2023 – Drinks Writer of the Year (finalist)

British Guild of Beer Writers
2022 – Best No and Low Alcohol Communicator

British Guild of Beer Writers
2022 – Best Communication about Pubs (finalist)

British Guild of Beer Writers
2022 – Best Self Published (finalist)

North American Guild of Beer Writers Awards
2022 – Best Business Writing (silver)

Gourmand World Awards
2022 – Best Beer Book in the World for ’50 Years of CAMRA’

Diversity in Beer Writing Grant
2022 – North American Guild of Beer Writers
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Wine Travel Awards
2022 – Author of the Year (finalist)

Wine Travel Awards
2022 – Wine Guide of the Year (finalist)
For tours and tastings at Rothley Wine Estate

East Midlands Women’s Awards
2022 – Outstanding Woman in Art, Media & Music (finalist)

Leicestershire Tourism & Heritage Awards
2021 – Experience of the Year (Highly Commended)
For the tours and tastings at Rothley Wine Estate, jointly developed and delivered by Laura Hadland and Liz Robson.

British Guild of Beer Writers
2021 – Best Writing about Pubs (finalist)

British Guild of Beer Writers
2021 – Best Corporate Communications Highly Commended

Leicestershire Tourism & Hospitality Awards
2019 – Tourism Superstar (finalist)

British Guild of Beer Writers
2019 – Beer & Travel Writer of the Year (finalist)

Leicestershire Women in Business Awards
2019 – Digital Ambassador (finalist)

British Guild of Beer Writers
2018 – Beer Writer of the Year – Corporate Communications (finalist)