The @wainwrightprize.bsky.social shortlist is out ... and Stone Lands is on it! AMAZING. Thank you everyone involved in making the book (especially Philip Harris who did the beautiful illustrations) and in selecting it – what an honour this is 💚

Massive congratulations to @joeharkness.bsky.social who has now been SHORTLISTED for the 2026 @wainwrightprize.bsky.social! 🎉🌱 Longlisted for the Conservation Writing Prize, Neurodivergent, by Nature explores the links between neurodivergence, nature and biodiversity.

Thrilled to pieces to be shortlisted @wainwrightprize.bsky.social! My quirky fusion of a book & its delightful & opinionated ghosts (human, wild & otherwise) revisiting the points in recent wildlife & rural history where we could have taken different paths, why we didn’t, & what we do now!

If there’s one outcome I wanted for #TheCuckoosLea it’s that it will bring greater attention to the heritage of our ancient place-names which include a lot of nature! Making @wainwrightprize.bsky.social’s shortlist this year is validation of that aim. #naturewriting #PlaceNames #WainwrightPrize

Thrilled to have made @wainwrightprize.bsky.social’s 2026 SHORTLIST! Congrats to my fellow nature writing category nominees, incl. @lucylapwing.bsky.social @nicolawriting.bsky.social. #naturewriting #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

The 2026 #WainwrightPrize Shortlists are here! 📚🌿 Across six categories, 43 outstanding books celebrate the power of stories to connect people and planet, from nature writing and conservation to breathtaking illustration and inspiring children's books. wainwrightprize.com

🍃 Meet the Judge: Michael Malay Writer, teacher and winner of the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing, Michael shares why wonder remains at the heart of great nature writing. Read more: bit.ly/4fIhaOH

There are some great reads here. I loved last year’s winners, Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton and The Lie of the Land by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social 💙📚💡

The Wainwright Prizes@wainwrightprize.bsky.social · last wk.

2 stacks. 28 extraordinary books. 1 shared purpose: to help us better understand the world around us. From explorations of changing climate to stories of wildlife, landscapes & people, this year's #WainwrightPrize longlists celebrate the very best in environmental storytelling. wainwrightprize.com

Our friend @amandatuke.bsky.social thinks it's lovely to have the opportunity to plug our "amazing work"? We think it's lovely to promote her amazing #urbanbotany book! Called Wild Pavements, it's longlisted for the 2026 @wainwrightprize.bsky.social Check it out if you love great nature writing!

Amanda Tuke@amandatuke.bsky.social · last wk.

It's so lovely to have the opportunity to enthuse about wild #urbanplants & plug the amazing work of @bsbibotany.bsky.social to the 1mill plus readers of RHS's The Garden - Aug issue out now. The landscape photos were taken by the amazing Rachel E Billings #urbanbotany #urbannature

Very proud to be part of this. @wainwrightprize.bsky.social @chiffchat.bsky.social #naturewriting

The Wainwright Prizes@wainwrightprize.bsky.social · last wk.

2 stacks. 28 extraordinary books. 1 shared purpose: to help us better understand the world around us. From explorations of changing climate to stories of wildlife, landscapes & people, this year's #WainwrightPrize longlists celebrate the very best in environmental storytelling. wainwrightprize.com

🗞️ Welcome to Nature News – our regular dose of good news from the natural world. 🌿 Hosted by Henry Bird, we're shining a light on the people, projects and conservation stories making a real difference. Which story gave you the most hope? 💚

2 stacks. 28 extraordinary books. 1 shared purpose: to help us better understand the world around us. From explorations of changing climate to stories of wildlife, landscapes & people, this year's #WainwrightPrize longlists celebrate the very best in environmental storytelling. wainwrightprize.com

Meet the Judge: Beth Collier 🌳 Psychotherapist, naturalist & CEO of @WildintheCity1, Beth reflects on why we need to hear more diverse voices and recognition that we're part of nature. Read more: bit.ly/4fCJUZa

With so many incredible authors celebrating nature, wildlife, and the stories that connect people and planet, this year's Wainwright Prize looks set to be a special one! 📚😍

The Wainwright Prizes@wainwrightprize.bsky.social · 3w ago

We're delighted to reveal the 2026 #WainwrightPrize longlists! 📚 From captivating nature writing & urgent conservation stories to children's books that spark curiosity, this year's lists celebrate the stories that connect people & planet. Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

Just in time for summer holiday reading! If you write for social media / web / policy papers / press releases / B2B… if comms is part of your role - your writing will benefit from reading great writers. Get stuck in!

The Wainwright Prizes@wainwrightprize.bsky.social · 3w ago

We're delighted to reveal the 2026 #WainwrightPrize longlists! 📚 From captivating nature writing & urgent conservation stories to children's books that spark curiosity, this year's lists celebrate the stories that connect people & planet. Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

I'm absolutely made up to hear that I'm on this year’s @wainwrightprize.bsky.social longlist for Wild Pavements. & many congrats to all the nominees, in particular @nicolawriting.bsky.social & @drmjwarren.bsky.social who have been wonderfully supportive.

Meet the Judge: Hannah Martin 🌿 Campaigner, organiser and co-founder of Green New Deal Rising, Hannah reflects on a book that transformed her perspective, and the hope she finds in taking collective action for nature. 🌍✨ Read more: bit.ly/4w8ffcZ

Delighted that Otherlands Illustrated has been longlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social in the Children's Non Fiction category. And alongside the next in the excellent "Everything you know about x is Wrong" series by my good pal Nick Crumpton, who shares Gavin Scott as illustrator!

We are incredibly delighted to announce Ghosts of the Farm by @nicolawriting.bsky.social and How to Fall in Love with the Future by @robintransition.bsky.social have been longlisted for the Wainwright Prize! Congratulations Nicola and Rob! @wainwrightprize.bsky.social #BookSky #Nonfiction

A fantastic set of books on the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social longlist this year: including @nicolawriting.bsky.social's Ghosts of the Farm, @drmjwarren.bsky.social's The Cuckoo's Lea, @lucylapwing.bsky.social's Love Is A Toad, & Luke Barley's Ancient. Congrats! 💚 wainwrightprize.com/news/2026-lo...

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🎉Huge congratulations to @steverutt.bsky.social on his book #TheWaterlands: Follow a Raindrop from Source to Sea being longlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social for Nature Writing! #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect #waterlands #wetlands #bog #marsh #nature #NonFiction #WaterCycle #ecology

Huge congratulations to Joe Harkness who has been been longlisted for the 2026 @wainwrightprize.bsky.social! 🎉🌱 Longlisted for the Conservation Writing Prize, Neurodivergent, by Nature explores the links between neurodivergence, nature and biodiversity. #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

Huge congratulations to @drmjwarren.bsky.social who has been longlisted for the 2026 @wainwrightprize.bsky.social! 🎉🌱 Longlisted for the Nature Writing Prize, The Cuckoo’s Lea uncovers the history that lies forgotten in England's place names. #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

We're incredibly pleased that #Ancient by Luke Barley and #Grasslands by John Wright have been recognised on the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social 2026 Nature Writing Longlist! Congratulations to Luke and John, and to all the other brilliant, longlisted authors 🍃 #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

Wonderful news for Wilderlands, which has been longlisted for this year's @wainwrightprize.bsky.social for Conservation Writing. Congratulations to @eloi.se! 🌿 #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

Huge congrats to author @dominicmhinde.bsky.social on his book 'Drifting north' being longlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social for Conservation Writing! 'Drifting north' is out now and available from all good bookshops & online. #WainwrightPrize #booksky

Thrilled, honoured & humbled to be on the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social longlist. #GhostsoftheFarm @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social And among such wonderful company too.

We're delighted to reveal the 2026 #WainwrightPrize longlists! 📚 From captivating nature writing & urgent conservation stories to children's books that spark curiosity, this year's lists celebrate the stories that connect people & planet. Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

✨ Meet the 2026 Children's #WainwrightPrize judges! From authors and illustrators to booksellers and environmental champions, this year's panels will champion the stories inspiring the next generation of nature lovers. Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

🌿 Meet the 2026 #WainwrightPrize judges! From bestselling authors & environmentalists to artists & naturalists, our judges bring deep passion, insight & expertise to selecting this year’s most inspiring books about people and planet. Discover more: wainwrightprize.com