Celia Dillow's first experience of South America came in the 1980s when she moved to the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, accompanying her diplomat husband, who was posted there for several years. This early residency initiated a love affair with this unruly and enchanting continent. When not on government duty, the couple were able to explore the quiet corners of Uruguay, always on the lookout for its extraordinary birdlife. Seventeen years later, they returned to the continent, this time to live in Argentina, with three teenage sons and a shaggy dog. Dillow has travelled extensively throughout the continent and has developed a passion for South American literature and other people's travel stories. In 2019 she won the coveted Bradt New Travel Writer of the Year prize and in 2021 edited Travel Write, a selection of entries from 20 years of Bradt's travel-writing competition. Her work can be found at ceciliadillow.wordpress.com.