CAR’s £1000 support for upcoming journalists – in honour of Phil Llewellin

The Phil Llewellin Student Journalist of the Year award will go to the best student writer from the motoring journalism courses at Coventry and Cardiff Universities. The winner receives £1000 and also a work experience placement at CAR magazine, whose pages were graced by Phil Llewellin’s work until his untimely death in 2005.

Entries for the award, run by the Guild of Motoring Writers, must be received by 30 September, with the winner announced at the RAC Club in London on 5 December. Guild of Motoring Writers’ chairman Richard Aucock said the judges were seeking to discover candidates with the potential to emulate Phil’s effortless story-telling ability and lyrical turn of phrase.

CAR readers will remember Phil’s great articles: click this link to read his captivating drive story in a Bentley, where he re-traced the footsteps of a Battle of Britain pilot. The 1500-mile journey saw him stop at some of the most iconic wartime locations in the British Isles – before delivering a poignant and impactful pay-off. 

Phil’s widow Beth Llewellin said: ‘Phil would be delighted, honored and humbled by this award in his memory.’ 

While the award is restricted to Cardiff and Coventry University students, the Guild of Motoring Writers has advice for others wishing to become a motoring journalist. Download the guide at: http://www.gomw.co.uk/resources/free-resources/62-so-you-want-to-be-a-motoring-writer.html.

By Daniel Sutherland