FYI everyone:


*Ellen Meloy Fund*

*Desert Writers Award*
A prize of $5,000 is given annually to enable a creative
nonfiction writer “whose work reflects the spirit and passions for the
desert embodied in Ellen Meloy’s writing” to spend creative time in a
desert environment. Using the online submission system, submit up to 10
pages of creative nonfiction, a project description, and a one-page
biography between November 1, 2019 and January 15, 2020. The application
fee is $15. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete
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 *Tom Lynch*

     Professor

     Editor,
*Western American Literature*

     Department of English

     202 Andrews Hall

     P.O. Box 880333

     University of Nebraska, Lincoln

     Lincoln, NE  68588-0333

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*I would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Otoe and Pawnee people,
the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which the University
of Nebraska has been built.**New Book:*
*Thinking Continental: Writing the Planet One Place at a Time
<http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/university-of-nebraska-press/9780803299580/>*

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Faculty Page <http://english.unl.edu/faculty/profs/tlynch.html>