The Wrigley-Fairchild Prize was established by the American Geographical Society in 1994 as a way to promote scholarly writing in the Geographical Review. The former editor of the Geographical Review, Douglas McManis, endowed and named the award after previous editors Gladys M. Wrigley and Wilma B. Fairchild.
All papers published prior to 2019 were awarded Best Paper Award, the prize had been given every three years but, beginning in 2020, the Wrigley-Fairchild Prize will be conferred annually.
You can browse all the winning articles below.
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