Waterston Desert Writing Prize

Naseem Rakha of Silverton, Oregon, won the 2017 Waterston Desert Writing Prize for an excerpt of her nonfiction work-in-progress, “Searching for the Soul of Creation.” She received $2,000 and a four-week fellowship at PLAYA in Summer Lake, Oregon. She was also invited to give a reading at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon. The annual award is given for a nonfiction work-in-progress that “recognizes the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and the human narrative.” The next deadline is April 1, 2018. Waterston Desert Writing Prize, P.O. Box 640, Bend, OR 97709. (541) 480-3933. info@writingranch.com