Submissions

The Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing – recognises narrative-driven titles that reveal and celebrate all aspects of nature and the global outdoors. 

Recent winners include: The Flow by Amy-Jane Beer (Bloomsbury), Goshawk Summer by James Aldred (Elliott & Thompson), Pastoral by James Rebanks (Penguin) and Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (Little Toller Press).

The Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation – recognises narrative-driven titles that make the case for nature conservation or tackling climate change.

Recent winners include: The Lost Rainforests of Britain by Guy Shrubsole (William Collins), Eating to Extinction by Dan Saladino (Jonathan Cape), Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (Vintage) and Rebirding by Benedict Macdonald (Pelagic).

The Wainwright Prize for Children – recognises titles in children’s publishing that emphasise the importance of inspiring young people to engage with nature and the outdoors or understanding the need for conservation or tackling climate change. The book could be illustrated, fiction or non-fiction and for children of any age.

First presented in 2022, the winner was The Biggest Footprint by Rob and Tom Sears (Canongate) and last year’s winner was Leila and the Blue Fox by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, illustrated by Tom de Freston (Hachette  Children’s Group).

The 2024 prize fund for winning authors is being finalised, but as a guide, last year £7,500 was shared and presented to the authors.