2021 Winners Announced
Named after nature writer Alfred Wainwright, the prizes are awarded to the work which best reflects Wainwright’s core values and include a celebration of nature and our natural environment or a warning of the dangers to it across the globe. In 2022 there are three prize categories:
Nature Writing
Conservaton Writing
Children's Writing
Key Dates
Submissions open – 21st March
Submissions close – 15th April
Rebrand and judges announced – 17th June
Longlists Announcement – 23rd June
Shortlist Announcement – 28th July
Ceremony – 7th September
Read more about the prize below…
Nature Writing
SHORTLIST 2022
Writing on Conservation
SHORTLIST 2022
Children's Nature & Conservation Writing
SHORTLIST 2022
Judging Panel
Key Dates
LONGLIST LAUNCH:
24th
June
Shortlist LAUNCH:
4th
August
Ceremony:
7th
September
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Meet Our Featured Artist
Helen Musslewhite
We are honoured and delighted to introduce this years’ featured artist: Helen Musselwhite. Helen works with paper to create magical illustrated models and sets. Cutting by hand, she uses coloured and painted paper to build stunning, detailed multi-layered scenes inspired by the natural world and its inhabitants.
Proudly Sponsored by James Cropper
The Wainwright Prize for UK Nature and Conservation Writing, is delighted to announce the agreement of a 3 year deal for headline sponsorship with James Cropper, a prestige paper innovator, based in the English Lake District, with an operational reach in over 50 countries.
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