Award overlap

Books That Won Both the British Book Awards and the Wainwright Prize

1 book has won both the British Book Awards and the Wainwright Prize: Diary of a Young Naturalist (2021/2020). 10 more were recognized by both without winning both.

Years are award years. British Book Awards · Wainwright Prize

Won both

Books that won both the British Book Awards and the Wainwright Prize, most recent first.
BookAuthorBritish Book AwardsWainwright Prize
Diary of a Young NaturalistDara McAnulty
  • 2021 Winner (Non-Fiction: Narrative Book of the Year)
  • 2020 Winner (Nature Writing)

Recognized by both

Books recognized by both the British Book Awards and the Wainwright Prize without winning both, most recent first.
BookAuthorBritish Book AwardsWainwright Prize
Hamza's Wild WorldHamza Yassin
  • 2025 Shortlist (Children's Non-Fiction Book of the Year)
  • 2025 Shortlist (Children's Non-Fiction)
Raising HareChloe Dalton
  • 2025 Shortlist (Non-Fiction: Narrative Book of the Year)
  • 2025 Winner (Nature Writing)
The World to ComeRobert Macfarlane, Johnny Flynn
  • 2025 Shortlist (Children's Non-Fiction Book of the Year)
  • 2025 Shortlist (Children's Picture Books)
Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife BackIsabella Tree
  • 2025 Winner (Children's Non-Fiction Book of the Year)
  • 2024 Shortlist (Children's Writing on Nature and Conservation)
  • 2019 Shortlist (Nature Writing)
Impossible CreaturesKatherine Rundell
  • 2024 Winner (Children's Fiction Book of the Year)
  • 2024 Shortlist (Children's Writing on Nature and Conservation)
The Golden Mole: And Other Living TreasureKatherine Rundell
  • 2023 Shortlist (Non-Fiction: Lifestyle & Illustrated Book of the Year)
  • 2023 Shortlist (Nature Writing)
A Life on Our PlanetDavid Attenborough
  • 2021 Shortlist (Non-Fiction: Narrative Book of the Year)
  • 2021 Shortlist (Writing on Global Conservation)
Entangled LifeMerlin Sheldrake
  • 2021 Shortlist (Non-Fiction: Narrative Book of the Year)
  • 2021 Winner (Writing on Global Conservation)
The Lost WordsRobert Macfarlane
  • 2018 Winner (Children's Book of the Year)
  • 2018 Shortlist (Nature Writing)
The OutrunAmy Liptrot
  • 2017 Shortlist (Non-Fiction: Narrative Book of the Year)
  • 2016 Winner (Nature Writing)