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The Richard Jefferies Award
of £1,000 is given to the author/s of the book considered by the judging
panel
to be the most outstanding nature writing published in a given calendar
year. The winner is also given a year's membership to the Richard
Jefferies Society.
Jefferies' countryside books are characterised by his acute observation and deep knowledge of the natural world, and his appreciation of the profound importance of our relationship to it. The winning work will reflect these features in a contemporary context, and be distinguished by the writer's originality of approach or freshness of voice.
The Award was first introduced by the Richard Jefferies Society in 2015 and made in memory of John Webb, one time Society Librarian, and generous benefactor.
It is sponsored by the White Horse Bookshop .
To qualify for entry, the book must be published (not re-published) within the calendar year and not contain previously published elements. E-books are excluded from the award as are children's/teenage books.
Nominations may be made by anyone including publishers, but with a limit of no more than two books per publisher.
No fees are requested at any stage of the competition.
Publishers are requested to send a copy of the nominated book to:
Richard Jefferies Society, c/o Granham West, Granham Hill, Marlborough, SN8 4DN.
and to:
Richard Jefferies Society, c/o Holmshaw, Beattock, Moffat, Dumfriesshire, DG10 9SQ.
Please send details of your nomination by email.
Please include covering information and, if known, future contact details (email and telephone) for the author and publisher.
Decisions about the Prize will be made by a judging panel drawn from the Richard Jefferies Society and the White Horse Bookshop. The judges work in an honorary capacity and their decision is final. The right not to make an award in a given year is reserved.
TIME-TABLE
Nominations can be submitted from 1 January to noon on 1 December (late nominations will not be accepted).
The short-list is drawn up in February of the following year.
