Prize awarded to three unpublished pieces of prose or poetry (word limit 4000) which best combine exceptional literary merit with an exploration of the writer’s relationship with the natural world. 1st prize €1,000 plus a week at The Moth Retreat in Ireland, 2nd prize €500, 3rd prize €250. Open to anyone (over 16) from anywhere in the world. This year’s judge is award-winning nature writer and Guardian country diarist Mark Cocker.