@wainwrightprize.bsky.socialSix categories. Six brilliant books. One very special year of the #WainwrightPrize. 🌿
Henry takes us through the 2026 winners – from ancient woodlands and wild landscapes to birds, bees, the Arctic and the lost worlds of deep time.
@wainwrightprize.bsky.social"At the end of the day, we're the ones who are really endangered. The natural world will get on very nicely without us."
We chatted with Jackie Morris after her book, The Book of Birds, won the 2026 #WainwrightPrize Book of the Year.
@wainwrightprize.bsky.socialWe caught up with some of the shortlistees of the #WainwrightPrize before the ceremony began to chat about how it felt to be nominated and what the prize meant to them.
Congratulations to all our shortlisted authors and illustrators.
@wainwrightprize.bsky.socialIt's our pleasure to announce that the 2026 winner of the Wainwright Prize Book of the Year is...
The Book of Birds, Jackie Morris and @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social (Hamish Hamilton)
@wainwrightprize.bsky.socialWe're delighted to announce that the winner of the 2026 Children's Wainwright Prize Book of the Year is...
Otherlands, Thomas Halliday, illustrated by Gavin Scott (@puffinbooksuk.bsky.social)
@wainwrightprize.bsky.socialThe WINNER of the 2026 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing is...
Ancient, Luke Barley (@profilebooks.bsky.social)
@wainwrightprize.bsky.socialThe WINNER of the 2026 Children's Wainwright Prize for Picture Books is...
The Great Bear, Annie Booker (@twohootsbooks.bsky.social)
@wainwrightprize.bsky.socialThe WINNER of the 2026 Children's Wainwright Prize for Fiction is...
The Danger of Small Things, Caryl Lewis (@simonkidsuk.bsky.social)
@wainwrightprize.bsky.socialThe WINNER of the 2026 Wainwright Prize for Illustrative Books is...
The Book of Birds, Jackie Morris and @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social (Hamish Hamilton)
@wainwrightprize.bsky.socialThe WINNER of the 2026 Children's Wainwright Prize for Non-Fiction is...
Otherlands, Thomas Halliday, illustrated by Gavin Scott (@puffinbooksuk.bsky.social)
@wainwrightprize.bsky.socialThe WINNER of the 2026 Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing is...
The Savage Landscape, @calflyn.bsky.social (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social)
@wainwrightprize.bsky.socialWe’re delighted to announce the 2026 #WainwrightPrize Winners! 🍃
From powerful nature writing & urgent conservation stories to extraordinary illustration, this year’s winners celebrate the many ways stories can connect people & planet.
