(Photo by Jon Nelson)
The deadline to submit your work for the 2023 Waterston Desert Writing Prize is Monday, May 1 at 11:59pm.
The Prize winner will receive a $3,000 cash award, a residency at PLAYA at Summer Lake and a reading and reception at the Museum!
The Waterston Desert Writing Prize honors creative nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place and desert literacy, with the desert as both subject and setting. The Prize recognizes the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and the human narrative.
Celebrate the Prize with Us
Mark your calendar for Thursday, September 14, and join us for the Waterston Desert Writing Prize Award Ceremony!
We’ll be joined by this year’s keynote speaker, author and biologist Dr. Thor Hanson. His books include Buzz, The Triumph of Seeds and Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid.
We also welcome guest judge, Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest (Lummi), the first Indigenous poet laureate of the state of Washington. Her literary debut, Patriarchy Blues, received the American Book Award.
Thursday, September 14
5:30-8pm
$10, members receive 20% discount