Photo of a black man sitting under a tree, he wears a blue t-shirt, red trousers and a wristwatch. His face is resting on his left hand, which rests on the back of the chair. Photo accompanies the Thoreau Alliance announcement, with these words: The Thoreau Alliance announces that Ross Gay is the winner of the 2026 Henry David Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence in Nature Writing. On June 14, 2026, Gay will appear in Concord, Massachusetts, to accept the Thoreau Prize and deliver an address at the Trinitarian Congregational (TriCon) Church on Walden Street. Through his writing, Ross Gay reminds us to notice the small wonders of life, to approach the world with curiosity, and to find delight in the ordinary—expanding what we think of as nature writing in ways that are both tender, insightful, and exuberant.
Ross Gay Named Winner of Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence in Nature Writing 🌿
www.thoreaualliance.org/2026/03/12/r...
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