Richard Jefferies Award

Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) is the purest and most sensitive nature writer produced by a country that has prided itself on the strength of its nature tradition. Jefferies died prematurely of tuberculosis, aged 38, yet produced an astonishingly rich and varied body of work. The Award is given, by The Richard Jefferies Society and sponsored by The White Horse Bookshop, to reflect the heritage, content and sense of place that is so strong in Jefferies’ countryside books.

2025 - THE SHORTLIST HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED

The shortlist for the 2025 award has been announced, as follows:

Ghosts of the Farm by Nicola Chester, published by Chelsea Green Publishing
A Wilding Year by Hannah Dale, published by Batsford
Peatlands by Alys Fowler, published by Hodder & Stoughton
My Head for a Tree by Martin Goodman, published by Profile Books
The Lost Elms by Mandy Haggith, published by Wildfire (Headline)
Of Thorn & Briar by Paul Lamb, published by Simon & Schuster

Congratulations to all the authors.

The winner will be announced by late spring.