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Reading Then & Now – Hardback

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We’re so obsessed with @jandersonwildlife ’s ‘Wilderness Songs’ we even tried eating it! 🌿

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🌱We’re delighted to announce the theme for the Batsford Prize 2027! 🌱

As artificial intelligence reshapes the creative conversation, we invite you to explore the ingenuity of the living world and our place within it through this year’s theme:

— NATURAL INTELLIGENCE —

The judges are looking for entries that show innovative and well-crafted interpretations of the theme, in terms of subject or materials used, or a combination of the two.

Established over a decade ago, The Batsford Prize is open for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying at a UK institution, with over £3,500 worth of prizes to be won.

There are four categories to enter, with a £300 cash prize for the winner of each category:
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WHEN: 26th October, 7pm
WHERE: Waterstones, London - King’s Road

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