🎨🌱 Here is the 2026 Longlist for the Children's #WainwrightPrize for Picture Books. Beautifully illustrated and full of heart, these stories invite the youngest readers to discover rivers, forests, wildlife and the everyday wonder of the natural world.

🦋📚 Here is the 2026 Longlist for the Children's #WainwrightPrize for Non-Fiction. Packed with incredible wildlife, fascinating science and big ideas about our planet, these inspiring books encourage young readers to explore, understand and care for the world around them.

✨🌿 Here is the 2026 Longlist for the Children's #WainwrightPrize for Fiction. From enchanted forests and mysterious islands to remarkable animals and unforgettable adventures, these stories celebrate imagination, curiosity and a lifelong love of nature.

🌍📖 Here is the 2026 Longlist for the #WainwrightPrize for Conservation Writing. From forests and food systems to oceans, wildlife & our changing climate, these inspiring books explore the environmental challenges of our time, & the people working to protect our shared future.

📚🌿 Here is the 2026 Longlist for the #WainwrightPrize for Nature Writing. From ancient woodlands and hidden grasslands to rivers, rocks and the wildlife woven through our towns and countryside, these remarkable books invite us to see the natural world with fresh eyes.

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

🐝 Here are the #WainwrightPrize judges for Children's Picture Books! Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

🌱 Here are the #WainwrightPrize judges for Children's Non-Fiction! Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

📚 Here are the #WainwrightPrize judges for Children's Fiction! 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

🖌️ Here are the #WainwrightPrize judges for Illustrative Books! Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

🌎 Here are the #WainwrightPrize judges for Conservation Writing! Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

🌿 Here are the #WainwrightPrize judges for Nature Writing! 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

📚🌿 Meet our 2026 Host: @henryfabird Henry believes that nature stories have the power to change how we see the world – reminding us to slow down, notice more, and deepen our connection with the places and wildlife around us. Read more: wainwrightprize.com/news/meet-our-2026-host-henry-bird/

🌿 A new chapter begins. The 2026 #WainwrightPrize campaign is almost here, and we can't wait to celebrate! From longlists to winners, we'll be sharing the stories, ideas and conversations that remind us why nature writing matters. We hope you'll join us. #StoriesThatConnect

📚🌿 We're curious... What nature book have you read recently that deserves to be celebrated? As we look ahead to the 2026 Wainwright Prize, we'd love to hear about the books that have stayed with you, changed the way you see the natural world, taught you something new, or simply brought you joy.

Summer is almost upon us, and the Wainwright Prize offices are abuzz with excitement for this year's campaign. We've been collating and reading submissions over the Spring, and we want to thank all publishers for sending us such wonderful books. We can't wait to celebrate with you. Stay tuned! 🍃

Submissions are now open for the 2026 #WainwrightPrize! We’re inviting publishers to submit titles across six categories, celebrating nature writing, conservation storytelling, powerful visual books, and children’s titles that inspire care for the natural world. SUBMIT: wainwrightprize.com

It's our pleasure to announce that the inaugural winner of the Wainwright Prize Book of the Year is... Raising Hare, @chloedalton.bsky.social (@canongate.co.uk) #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

We're delighted to announce that the inaugural winner of the Children's Wainwright Prize Book of the Year is... Flower Block, Lanisha Butterfield, illustrated by Hoang Giang (@puffinbooksuk.bsky.social) #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

The WINNER of the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing... The Lie of the Land, @guyshrubsole.bsky.social (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social) #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

The WINNER of the 2025 Children's Wainwright Prize for Fiction is... Wildlands, Brogen Murphy (@puffinbooksuk.bsky.social) #WainwrightPrize #Storiesthatconnect

The WINNER of the 2025 Children's Wainwright Prize for Non-Fiction is... University of Cambridge: Think Big: Secrets of Bees, @benhoare.bsky.social, illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti (@nosycrow.bsky.social) #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

The WINNER of the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing is... Raising Hare, @chloedalton.bsky.social (@canongate.co.uk) #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

The WINNER of the 2025 Children's Wainwright Prize for Picture Books is... Flower Block, Lanisha Butterfield, illustrated by Hoang Giang (@puffinbooksuk.bsky.social) #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

The WINNER of the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Illustrative Books is... Feed the Planet, George Steinmetz with Joel K. Bourne Jr. & Michael Pollan (Abrams Books) #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

We’re delighted to announce the 2025 #WainwrightPrize Winners! From powerful storytelling to vital conservation work and bold illustration, this year’s winners reflect the richness, urgency, and joy of writing about the natural world. wainwrightprize.com #StoriesThatConnect

Last year’s #WainwrightPrize ceremony was full of joy & gratitude as our 2024 shortlistees shared what the prize meant to them. We’re so excited to welcome the 2025 shortlistees soon & celebrate another brilliant year of nature writing.

Meet The Judges: Francesca Willow 🌿 Artist, writer, and activist Francesca shares what she’s looking for in this year’s entries, and the nature books that shaped her own journey. 👉 Read the full Q&A: bit.ly/3JPUOhS