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2026 Nature Writing Prize
Submit a 3,000–5,000 word nature writing essay for a prize competition presented by The Nature Conservancy Australia and Australian Book Review.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 26 days left
- Entry fee
- $30
- Award
- $8,000
- Exhibition window
- Jan 1, 2027 → Feb 28, 2027
About
Overview
The Nature Writing Prize invites Australian writers to help bring the wonder, beauty and fragility of nature to life through storytelling. Now in its eighth instalment, the prize is presented by The Nature Conservancy Australia in partnership with Australian Book Review.
Theme & Requirements
- Theme: Writing of place
- Length: 3,000–5,000 words
Key Dates
- Closing date: 5pm AEST, 23 September, 2026
- Winners published in January / February 2027 issue of Australian Book Review
Eligibility
Open to Australian writers.
Entry Fees
- Standard entry: $30
- Australian Book Review Subscriber discounted entry: $25
- Entry + Australian Book Review Subscriber Trial: $25 entry fee + $5 subscription fee
Prizes
- Major Prize: $8,000 and winning essay published in January / February 2027 issue of Australian Book Review
- Highly Commended: Rosina Joy Buckman Award – $1,000
- Award
- Major Prize: $8,000 and winning essay published in January / February 2027 issue of Australian Book Review. Highly Commended: Rosina Joy Buckman Award – $1,000.
- Entry fee
- Standard entry: $30. Australian Book Review Subscriber discounted entry: $25. Entry + Australian Book Review Subscriber Trial: $25 entry fee + $5 subscription fee.
- Theme
- Writing of place that brings the wonder, beauty and fragility of nature to life through storytelling.
- Eligibility
- Open to Australian writers.
- Audience
- Australian writers
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