2024 Longlist
Out Now
Approaching its second decade amidst ongoing conversations around our environment – reflected in the continued growth in the publishing of nature and conservation writing – The Wainwright Prize’s role in amplifying these conversations is as urgent as ever. With a new government now in office, The Wainwright Prize hopes to provide a platform to bring many of the issues covered in the longlist to the forefront of political discourse.
2024 information
We are delighted to open submissions for the Wainwright Prize 2024 in 3 categories:
The Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing
The Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation
The Wainwright Prize for Children
Key Dates (TBC)
28th March
Submissions Close
11th July
Longlist Announcement
15th August
Shortlist Announcement
11th September
Winners Ceremony
The James Cropper Wainwright Prize 2023 Winners Announced
Children's Winner
Conservation Winner
Nature Winner
Thursday 14th September 2023: The winners of the three categories of the James Cropper Wainwright Prize were announced today at the 10th Anniversary celebrations of the Prize in Kendal in Cumbria – the southern gateway to the Lake District and the home of much-loved nature writer, Alfred Wainwright.’
A fitting location for the 10th Anniversary celebrations of the Prize which is awarded annually to the books which most successfully inspire readers to explore the outdoors and to nurture a respect for the natural world, this year’s winning books cast a spotlight on remarkable habitats – wild rivers, lost rainforests and the wonderous Arctic – inspiring advocacy for, and reconnection with, nature for readers of all ages.
Nature Writing
SHORTLIST 2023
Writing on Conservation
SHORTLIST 2023
Children's Nature & Conservation Writing
SHORTLIST 2023
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Merchandise Available
Show-off your passion for nature with some timeless, limited edition Wainwright Prize 10th Anniversary merchandise. Available in a range of sizes and developed in accordance with strict sustainability principles, our partners Continental Clothing aim to be the most progressive sustainable clothing on Earth. Available while stocks last.
If you are not able to make it to the festival but would love to get your hands on our limited-edition merchandise, then send us an email and we’ll see what we can do.
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.
