Congratulations to the winner of the Anthology Nature Writing Competition

First prize

Abigail Peters, England – ‘Here, My Father and the Sand’

Congratulations to Abigail whose winning entry will feature in a forthcoming issue of Anthology


Second prize

Victoria Woolley-Cottle, England – ‘A Glimpse of Wild Freedom’


Third prize


Vanessa Harper-Mathews, Australia – ‘The Land Where Time Began’


Highly commended

The judges would also like to highlight the work of the following entrants. (In alphabetical order by last name):

Gordon D’arcy, Ireland – ‘A Colourful Awakening’
Mary Fanning, Ireland – ‘The Canal’
Liz Gwinnell, England – ‘Barefoot in the Forest’
Sue Huggett, England – ‘Dawn Visitors’
Naomi Klouda, USA – ‘For the Love of Glaciers: Matanuska’
Eve Marie Power, Ireland – ‘Sea Fog, Ferry Horn’
David Prindle, United States – ‘Our Back Yard’


Congratulations to our winners and highly commended entrants and thank you to all who participated in the competition to help make it a success.

Thank you also to our panel of judges who carefully assessed each entry to select the shortlist, highly commended entries and overall winner.


Entries are now invited for the Anthology Creative Awards 2026