Wainwright Prize
The Wainwright Prize is a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of general outdoors, nature and UK-based travel writing. In 2020 it was split into The Wainwright Prize for UK nature writing and The Wainwright Prize for writing on global conservation, with separate longlists and judging panels. It is restricted to books published in the UK.[1]
It celebrates the legacy of British guidebook writer Alfred Wainwright. The prize was established by Frances Lincoln Publishers and The Wainwright Society, in association with The National Trust. It was originally sponsored by Thwaites Brewery, who produced a beer called Wainwright Ale[2] and was later sponsored by Marston's Brewery, who took over Thwaites' production of Wainwright Golden Beer, and sometimes referred to as The Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize.[3] In 2020 the prize was no longer sponsored, but was supported by an anonymous benefactor and was "in association with the National Trust".[1]
The prize was first awarded in 2014 to Hugh Thomson for his The Green Road Into The Trees: A Walk through England. The winner receives a cheque for £5,000. With the introduction of two prizes in 2020 the prize money is shared between the two winners.[1]
Winners
A blue ribbon () denotes the winner.
Shortlist for 2019
The books shortlisted for the 2019 prize were:[4]
- Juliet Blaxland, The Easternmost House
- Mark Cocker, Our Place
- Luke Turner, Out of the Woods
- Kate Humble, Thinking on My Feet
- Julia Blackburn, Time Song
- Robert Macfarlane, Underland[5]
- Isabella Tree, Wilding
Shortlist for 2018 [6]
- Neil Ansell, The Last Wilderness
- Alys Fowler, Hidden Nature
- John Grindrod, Outskirts
- John Lister-Kaye, The Dun Cow Rib
- Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, The Lost Words
- Adam Nicolson, The Seabird’s Cry
- Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
Shortlist for 2017
- Madeleine Bunting, Love of Country
- Simon Cooper, The Otters' Tale
- John Lewis-Stempel, The Running Hare
- John Lewis-Stempel, Where Poppies Blow
- Stephen Moss, Wild Kingdom
- Christopher Somerville, The January Man
- Clover Stroud, The Wild Other
Shortlist for 2016
- Rob Cowen, Common Ground
- Amy Liptrot, The Outrun [7]
- Robert Macfarlane, Landmarks
- Michael McCarthy, The Moth Snowstorm
- Katharine Norbury, The Fish Ladder
- James Rebanks, The Shepherd's Life
Nominees for 2015
- Adam Thorpe, On Silbury Hill
- Clare Balding, Walking Home
- Helen Macdonald, H is for Hawk
- Joanne Parker, Britannia Obscura: Mapping Hidden Britain
- John Lewis-Stempel, Meadowland [8]
- Mark Cocker, Claxton: Field Notes from a Small Planet
- Oliver Rackham, The Ash Tree
- Philip Marsden, Rising Ground: A Search for the Spirit of Place
- Philip Walling, Counting Sheep
- Richard Askwith, Running Free: A Runner’s Journey Back to Nature
- Tristan Gooley, The Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs
- William Atkins, The Moor
2014
Hugh Thomson, The Green Road Into The Trees: A Walk through England
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c "Submissions for the 2020 Awards". The Wainwright Prize. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "The prize celebrates the legacy of British nature writer Alfred Wainwright". Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- ^ "Home page". The Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "2019 shortlist | The Wainwright Prize Golden Beer Prize". Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "2019 Winner | The Wainwright Prize Golden Beer Prize". Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "The Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize Shortlist Announced". wainwrightprize.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "The Outrun by Amy Liptrot wins The Wainwright Golden Beer Prize 2016". wainwrightprize.com. wainwrightprize.com. Retrieved 5 Aug 2016.
- ^ "New Literary Prize for Nature & Travel Writing about Britain Launched". thebookseller.com. thebookseller.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.