The Nature Chronicles Prize
@naturechronicles.bsky.social
A global, biennial £10k prize, originating in the Lake District for essay-length, non-fiction nature writing.
www.naturechroniclesprize.com
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We're delighted to announce that entries for the 2025/26 Nature Chronicles Prize open today!
The winner will receive £10,000 and five runners up £1,000 each. The winning and shortlisted entries will be included in The Nature Chronicles Prize: 3 anthology, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social
The winner will receive £10,000 and five runners up £1,000 each. The winning and shortlisted entries will be included in The Nature Chronicles Prize: 3 anthology, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social
Our friends at @saraband-books.bsky.social have included the Nature Chronicles Prize 2 anthology in their Christmas shop!
Treat a loved one, a friend (or even yourself) to this beautiful book of winning essays from the 2024 Prize 🍃
saraband.net/2025/11/12/s...
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Treat a loved one, a friend (or even yourself) to this beautiful book of winning essays from the 2024 Prize 🍃
saraband.net/2025/11/12/s...
#Booksky
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November 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Our friends at @saraband-books.bsky.social have included the Nature Chronicles Prize 2 anthology in their Christmas shop!
Treat a loved one, a friend (or even yourself) to this beautiful book of winning essays from the 2024 Prize 🍃
saraband.net/2025/11/12/s...
#Booksky
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Treat a loved one, a friend (or even yourself) to this beautiful book of winning essays from the 2024 Prize 🍃
saraband.net/2025/11/12/s...
#Booksky
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'Sharing the adventure through words, wanderings and wonder', the @kendalmtnbookfest.bsky.social @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social is starting next week!
Have you got your tickets yet?
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Have you got your tickets yet?
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Literature | Highlights | Kendal Mountain Festival
Literature | Highlights | Kendal Mountain Festival
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November 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
'Sharing the adventure through words, wanderings and wonder', the @kendalmtnbookfest.bsky.social @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social is starting next week!
Have you got your tickets yet?
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#Booksky
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Have you got your tickets yet?
www.kendalmountainfestival.com/highlights/l...
#Booksky
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We are proud to announce the Jamie Normington Memorial Sponsorship
The sponsorship will be awarded to ten aspiring or established nature writers for whom the cost of entry is a bar
To qualify – on a first come first served basis – please contact christine@naturechroniclesprize.com
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The sponsorship will be awarded to ten aspiring or established nature writers for whom the cost of entry is a bar
To qualify – on a first come first served basis – please contact christine@naturechroniclesprize.com
#booksky
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November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We are proud to announce the Jamie Normington Memorial Sponsorship
The sponsorship will be awarded to ten aspiring or established nature writers for whom the cost of entry is a bar
To qualify – on a first come first served basis – please contact christine@naturechroniclesprize.com
#booksky
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The sponsorship will be awarded to ten aspiring or established nature writers for whom the cost of entry is a bar
To qualify – on a first come first served basis – please contact christine@naturechroniclesprize.com
#booksky
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Be careful if building a bonfire this Halloween and Bonfire Night. Hedgehogs love to hibernate in piles of sticks and branches – so build a bonfire on the same day you plan to burn it, and check it carefully for hiding wildlife.
More :
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More :
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/nat...
October 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Be careful if building a bonfire this Halloween and Bonfire Night. Hedgehogs love to hibernate in piles of sticks and branches – so build a bonfire on the same day you plan to burn it, and check it carefully for hiding wildlife.
More :
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/nat...
More :
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/nat...
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Our #AutumnArrivalSpotlight is on the Whooper Swan.
These elegant swans fly in from Iceland, their trumpet-like calls echoing across UK wetlands as they gather for winter.
These elegant swans fly in from Iceland, their trumpet-like calls echoing across UK wetlands as they gather for winter.
October 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Our #AutumnArrivalSpotlight is on the Whooper Swan.
These elegant swans fly in from Iceland, their trumpet-like calls echoing across UK wetlands as they gather for winter.
These elegant swans fly in from Iceland, their trumpet-like calls echoing across UK wetlands as they gather for winter.
There are just three months left until entries to the prize close!
A reminder to please read the full Ts&Cs on our website before submitting 📝
We're really looking forward to reading your work, good luck!
www.naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturewriting #natureprize #booksky
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A reminder to please read the full Ts&Cs on our website before submitting 📝
We're really looking forward to reading your work, good luck!
www.naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturewriting #natureprize #booksky
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October 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
There are just three months left until entries to the prize close!
A reminder to please read the full Ts&Cs on our website before submitting 📝
We're really looking forward to reading your work, good luck!
www.naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturewriting #natureprize #booksky
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A reminder to please read the full Ts&Cs on our website before submitting 📝
We're really looking forward to reading your work, good luck!
www.naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturewriting #natureprize #booksky
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A reminder of our key dates 🗓️
🍃 Entries are open now!
🍃 31st January 2026 - Closing date
🍃 1st August 2026 - Longlist
🍃 1st September 2026 - Shortlist
🍃 November 2026 - Prize-giving and book launch
For more information and how to submit, please visit our website:
naturechroniclesprize.com
🍃 Entries are open now!
🍃 31st January 2026 - Closing date
🍃 1st August 2026 - Longlist
🍃 1st September 2026 - Shortlist
🍃 November 2026 - Prize-giving and book launch
For more information and how to submit, please visit our website:
naturechroniclesprize.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A reminder of our key dates 🗓️
🍃 Entries are open now!
🍃 31st January 2026 - Closing date
🍃 1st August 2026 - Longlist
🍃 1st September 2026 - Shortlist
🍃 November 2026 - Prize-giving and book launch
For more information and how to submit, please visit our website:
naturechroniclesprize.com
🍃 Entries are open now!
🍃 31st January 2026 - Closing date
🍃 1st August 2026 - Longlist
🍃 1st September 2026 - Shortlist
🍃 November 2026 - Prize-giving and book launch
For more information and how to submit, please visit our website:
naturechroniclesprize.com
Some brilliant advice and insight into what Linda Cracknell is looking forward to as a judge on this year's Prize!
Have you submitted yet? All the information you need can be found on our website
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#naturechroniclesprize #naturewriting #nature #outdoors #booksky 📚💙
Have you submitted yet? All the information you need can be found on our website
naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturewriting #nature #outdoors #booksky 📚💙
October 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Some brilliant advice and insight into what Linda Cracknell is looking forward to as a judge on this year's Prize!
Have you submitted yet? All the information you need can be found on our website
naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturewriting #nature #outdoors #booksky 📚💙
Have you submitted yet? All the information you need can be found on our website
naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturewriting #nature #outdoors #booksky 📚💙
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Seriously, it's a fabulous & deeply generous prize — and what a terrific judge.
Interested in submitting to the prize this year? We asked
@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social what she's looking forward to as a judge!
Find out more, and how to submit, on our website:
🍃 naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturewriting #booksky
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@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social what she's looking forward to as a judge!
Find out more, and how to submit, on our website:
🍃 naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturewriting #booksky
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October 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Seriously, it's a fabulous & deeply generous prize — and what a terrific judge.
Interested in submitting to the prize this year? We asked
@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social what she's looking forward to as a judge!
Find out more, and how to submit, on our website:
🍃 naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturewriting #booksky
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@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social what she's looking forward to as a judge!
Find out more, and how to submit, on our website:
🍃 naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturewriting #booksky
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October 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Interested in submitting to the prize this year? We asked
@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social what she's looking forward to as a judge!
Find out more, and how to submit, on our website:
🍃 naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturewriting #booksky
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@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social what she's looking forward to as a judge!
Find out more, and how to submit, on our website:
🍃 naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturewriting #booksky
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We spoke to 2024 Nature Chronicles Prize winner, @sourbee-matt.bsky.social on what he's looking forward to as a judge on the 2025/26 Prize!
Read more about the Prize, and how you can enter, here:
naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturechronicles #naturewriting
#booksky
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Read more about the Prize, and how you can enter, here:
naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturechronicles #naturewriting
#booksky
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October 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We spoke to 2024 Nature Chronicles Prize winner, @sourbee-matt.bsky.social on what he's looking forward to as a judge on the 2025/26 Prize!
Read more about the Prize, and how you can enter, here:
naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturechronicles #naturewriting
#booksky
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Read more about the Prize, and how you can enter, here:
naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturechroniclesprize #naturechronicles #naturewriting
#booksky
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This autumn, please consider leaving dead plants in your garden rather than 'tidying' them up. Over the winter they will provide sheltered spots for hibernating ladybirds and lots of other creatures 🐞
October 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This autumn, please consider leaving dead plants in your garden rather than 'tidying' them up. Over the winter they will provide sheltered spots for hibernating ladybirds and lots of other creatures 🐞
Have you submitted your entry yet? 🍃
The winner will receive £10,000 and five runners up £1,000 each. The winning and shortlisted entries will be included in The Nature Chronicles Prize: 3 anthology, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social
Find out more: naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturewriting
The winner will receive £10,000 and five runners up £1,000 each. The winning and shortlisted entries will be included in The Nature Chronicles Prize: 3 anthology, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social
Find out more: naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturewriting
September 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Have you submitted your entry yet? 🍃
The winner will receive £10,000 and five runners up £1,000 each. The winning and shortlisted entries will be included in The Nature Chronicles Prize: 3 anthology, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social
Find out more: naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturewriting
The winner will receive £10,000 and five runners up £1,000 each. The winning and shortlisted entries will be included in The Nature Chronicles Prize: 3 anthology, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social
Find out more: naturechroniclesprize.com
#naturewriting
The perfect time time of year to explore the outdoors and be inspired for some nature writing 🍂🍄
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/wildlif...
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Hidden kingdom: a beginner’s guide to fungi | The Wildlife Trusts
Mycologist Ellen Winter from Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust shares her fungi tips for beginners – and some surprising fungi facts you’ll never forget!
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September 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The perfect time time of year to explore the outdoors and be inspired for some nature writing 🍂🍄
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/wildlif...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/wildlif...
Looking for some inspiration for this year's prize? Why not read through the winning entries from 2024 🌿
Read more about the anthology, and how you can get a copy, here:
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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Read more about the anthology, and how you can get a copy, here:
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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September 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Looking for some inspiration for this year's prize? Why not read through the winning entries from 2024 🌿
Read more about the anthology, and how you can get a copy, here:
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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Read more about the anthology, and how you can get a copy, here:
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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Tips on how you can help hedgehogs and birds after the dry summer months
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hedgehogs, salmon and birds at risk after dry summer, says Natural England
Loss of spawning pools, insects and marshy habitats has had ‘catastrophic effect on our flora and fauna’
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Tips on how you can help hedgehogs and birds after the dry summer months
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Congratulations to the 2025 #WainwrightPrize winners 🎉
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.
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#StoriesThatConnect
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
September 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Congratulations to the 2025 #WainwrightPrize winners 🎉
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We're delighted to announce that entries for the 2025/26 Nature Chronicles Prize open today!
The winner will receive £10,000 and five runners up £1,000 each. The winning and shortlisted entries will be included in The Nature Chronicles Prize: 3 anthology, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social
The winner will receive £10,000 and five runners up £1,000 each. The winning and shortlisted entries will be included in The Nature Chronicles Prize: 3 anthology, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
We're delighted to announce that entries for the 2025/26 Nature Chronicles Prize open today!
The winner will receive £10,000 and five runners up £1,000 each. The winning and shortlisted entries will be included in The Nature Chronicles Prize: 3 anthology, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social
The winner will receive £10,000 and five runners up £1,000 each. The winning and shortlisted entries will be included in The Nature Chronicles Prize: 3 anthology, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social
Completing our judges introductions is Patrick Walsh, agent and founder of Pew Literary Agency.
His clients have won and been shortlisted for numerous literary awards!
Read more about Patrick on our website:
naturechroniclesprize.com
#booksky #naturewriting #naturechroniclesprize
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His clients have won and been shortlisted for numerous literary awards!
Read more about Patrick on our website:
naturechroniclesprize.com
#booksky #naturewriting #naturechroniclesprize
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September 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Completing our judges introductions is Patrick Walsh, agent and founder of Pew Literary Agency.
His clients have won and been shortlisted for numerous literary awards!
Read more about Patrick on our website:
naturechroniclesprize.com
#booksky #naturewriting #naturechroniclesprize
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His clients have won and been shortlisted for numerous literary awards!
Read more about Patrick on our website:
naturechroniclesprize.com
#booksky #naturewriting #naturechroniclesprize
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My author's journey started with entering a nature writing competition. Yours can too! Read below for a chance to win £10k & a chance to break through barriers with an idea that could change the way we think about the natural world. Good luck! 🤞🏾🤩 #naturewriting
Our next judge we'd like to introduce you to is
@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social, a multi-award-winning earth scientist who has worked for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and the National Trust
Read more about Anjana on our website
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social, a multi-award-winning earth scientist who has worked for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and the National Trust
Read more about Anjana on our website
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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August 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
My author's journey started with entering a nature writing competition. Yours can too! Read below for a chance to win £10k & a chance to break through barriers with an idea that could change the way we think about the natural world. Good luck! 🤞🏾🤩 #naturewriting
Our fourth judge is @sourbee-matt.bsky.social, an environmental writer, poet, and activist, and the winner of the 2024 Nature Chronicles Prize!
Read more about Matt on our website
www.naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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Read more about Matt on our website
www.naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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August 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Our fourth judge is @sourbee-matt.bsky.social, an environmental writer, poet, and activist, and the winner of the 2024 Nature Chronicles Prize!
Read more about Matt on our website
www.naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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Read more about Matt on our website
www.naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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Our next judge we'd like to introduce you to is
@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social, a multi-award-winning earth scientist who has worked for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and the National Trust
Read more about Anjana on our website
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
📚💙
@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social, a multi-award-winning earth scientist who has worked for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and the National Trust
Read more about Anjana on our website
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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August 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Our next judge we'd like to introduce you to is
@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social, a multi-award-winning earth scientist who has worked for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and the National Trust
Read more about Anjana on our website
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social, a multi-award-winning earth scientist who has worked for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and the National Trust
Read more about Anjana on our website
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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We're continuing to introduce you to our 2025/26 judges, and next up is Kevin Duffy!
Kevin has spent over thirty years in the publishing industry, and in 2006 founded the publisher @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social based in Hebden Bridge.
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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Kevin has spent over thirty years in the publishing industry, and in 2006 founded the publisher @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social based in Hebden Bridge.
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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August 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
We're continuing to introduce you to our 2025/26 judges, and next up is Kevin Duffy!
Kevin has spent over thirty years in the publishing industry, and in 2006 founded the publisher @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social based in Hebden Bridge.
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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Kevin has spent over thirty years in the publishing industry, and in 2006 founded the publisher @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social based in Hebden Bridge.
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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Over the coming weeks we're going to introduce you to our judges!
First up is Linda Cracknell, a writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction.
She is inspired by place and memory, and walking is essential to her creative process.
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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First up is Linda Cracknell, a writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction.
She is inspired by place and memory, and walking is essential to her creative process.
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
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August 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Over the coming weeks we're going to introduce you to our judges!
First up is Linda Cracknell, a writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction.
She is inspired by place and memory, and walking is essential to her creative process.
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
📚💙
First up is Linda Cracknell, a writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction.
She is inspired by place and memory, and walking is essential to her creative process.
naturechroniclesprize.com
#Booksky #NatureWriting
📚💙
The Nature Chronicles Prize was conceived to mark the global pandemic and serve those who witnessed it. It is also a memorial to Prudence Scott, a lifelong nature diarist who died in 2019.
Interested in submitting to the prize? Read the entry criteria and full terms and conditions on our website.
Interested in submitting to the prize? Read the entry criteria and full terms and conditions on our website.
August 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The Nature Chronicles Prize was conceived to mark the global pandemic and serve those who witnessed it. It is also a memorial to Prudence Scott, a lifelong nature diarist who died in 2019.
Interested in submitting to the prize? Read the entry criteria and full terms and conditions on our website.
Interested in submitting to the prize? Read the entry criteria and full terms and conditions on our website.