Author record · 2006 to 2025
Gavin Pretor-Pinney: Awards and Best-of Lists
Gavin Pretor-Pinney has won 1 award, the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize (2011) for The Wavewatcher's Companion, with 1 shortlist or finalist place and 2 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cloudspotting for Beginners | Wainwright Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Non-Fiction | |
| 2024 | Cloudspotting for Beginners | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2011 | The Wavewatcher's Companion | Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Science Book | |
| 2006 | The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History and Culture of Clouds | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Culture |
Books
- Cloudspotting for Beginners2 sources · 2024 to 2025
- The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History and Culture of Clouds1 source · 2006
- The Wavewatcher's Companion1 source · 2011