Wainwright Prize
The Wainwright Prize is a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of general outdoors, nature and UK-based travel writing. 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 and is sponsored by Thwaites Brewery, who produce a beer called Wainwright Ale.[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.
Winners
- 2018 - Adam Nicolson, The Seabird’s Cry
- 2017 - John Lewis-Stempel, Where Poppies Blow
- 2016 - Amy Liptrot, The Outrun [2]
- 2015 - John Lewis-Stempel, Meadowland [3]
- 2014 - Hugh Thomson, The Green Road Into The Trees: A Walk through England
Shortlist for 2018 [4]
- 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
- 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
- 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
See also
Notes
- ↑ "The prize celebrates the legacy of British nature writer Alfred Wainwright". Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "The Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize Shortlist Announced". wainwrightprize.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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