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Jonathan C. Slaght Receives the 2021 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award   The 2021 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Winner is: Jonathan C. Slaght, Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) From the judges’ citation: “It is an honor to present the 2021 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award

The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award celebrates writing that exemplifies literary excellence on the subject of physical and biological sciences. The winner receives a cash award of $10,000 and will be honored at the PEN Literary Awards. The PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award was founded by scientist and author Dr. Edward O. Wilson, activist and actor Harrison Ford, and th

As we thoughtfully look ahead to this momentous year where biodiversity loss is more urgently being raised at the Convention of the Parties (COP26), IUCN, and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD15) meetings, it’s clear that we must make a coordinated global effort to leave no species behind. Targets like protecting 30% of land and seas by 2030 are important steps towards Half-Earth, the inspir