Now in its seventh year, The Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing is awarded annually to the book which most successfully inspires readers to explore the outdoors and to nurture a respect for the natural world. In 2020, the prize has been extended to include a second category for books about global conservation and climate change.
Below are the two shortlists for each category.
The 2020 Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing shortlist is:
- Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
- The Frayed Atlantic Edge by David Gange
- On the Red Hill by Mike Parker
- Dark, Salt, Clear by Lamorna Ash
- Native: Life in a Vanishing Landscape by Patrick Laurie
- Dancing with Bees by Brigit Strawbridge Howard
- Wanderland by Jini Reddy
The 2020 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global Conservation shortlist is:
- Irreplaceable by Julian Hoffman
- Life Changing by Helen Pilcher
- Rebirding by Benedict Macdonald
- Sitopia by Carolyn Steel
- What We Need to Do Now by Chris Goodall
- Working with Nature by Jeremy Purseglove
The winners of both categories will be announced on 9 September. Please visit the Wainwright Prize website for more information about this year’s shortlisted books.
