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 guidelines: www.ellenmeloy.com.

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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.

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