Jill Smythies Award for Botanical Art

There’s still time to apply for the Jill Smythies Award for Botanical Art, the nominations are open until the 30th of September.

The Award is for a botanical artist for outstanding, diagnostically relevant, published illustrations. As well as the recognition, the winner receives a medal and £1,000 prize.

The nominations are open until 30 September and we accept nominations from everyone – they do not need to be a member of the Linnean Society. More information is available on our website, and questions can be sent to us at nominations@linnean.org.

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