CRWROPPS Post: Waterston Desert Writing Prize

Procrastinators alert: Submit by midnight April first.

One week left to submit your proposal to the 2020 Waterston Desert Writing Prize. Submit by midnight April first. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Waterston Desert Writing Prize Email: info@waterstondesertwritingprize.org Cell: 541.480.3933 Web: www.waterstondesertwritingprize.org   Only One Week to Go! Submit for 2020 Prize! All submissions are due by midnight April 1. Bend, Ore. – March 25, 2020. Procrastinators: time to get serious about submitting to the 2020 Waterston Desert Writing Prize. Upload your submission by midnight April 1 if you want to be considered for this year's award. Find all the guidelines and a link for submissions at www.waterstondesertwritingprize.org.  The Prize honors creative nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy, with the desert as both subject and setting. Inspired by author and poet Ellen Waterston's love of the high desert of Central Oregon, a region that has been her muse for over 30 years, the Prize recognizes the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and the human narrative. The Prize winner will receive a $2,500 cash award, a reading and reception at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, and a residency at PLAYA at Summer Lake, Oregon. The winner and finalists will be announced in April. The award event, including "A Desert Conversation," will take place Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at the High Desert Museum. "A Desert Conversation" panelists include Robert Michael Pyle and Dahr Jamail. Pyle is also serving as this year's guest judge. About Our Supporters The Prize is funded from an endowment managed by the Oregon Community Foundation, with the impetus for the creation of the endowment provided by actor Sam Waterston, after whom the prize is named.   For more information about the Waterston Desert Writing Prize, visit www.waterstondesertwritingprize.org or email info@waterstondesertwritingprize.org or call 541.480.3933 or 541.419.0414.        Copyright © 2020  Waterston Desert Writing Prize. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 640, Bend, OR 97709