Wednesday, May 8, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Waterston prize
announces winner
Nathaniel Brodie of
Portland is the winner of
the 2019 Waterston Desert
Writing Prize. His winning
submission, <Borderlands,=
is an essay to be included in a
literary nonfiction travelogue
that will explore the tensions
between rigid man-made bor-
ders and ever-changing bor-
ders in the natural transition
zones of the biologically and
culturally diverse landscapes
known as the Sky Islands or
Madrean Archipelago.
Borderlands will weave
together the stories of the
Apache Wars, the current
migrant crises, rewilding
schemes, the Rosemonte
Copper Mine, and the threat-
ened freedom of movement
of endangered species such
as jaguar, ocelot, and Sonoran
pronghorn. Brodie will read
from his winning submission
at the Prize9s annual award
event, Wednesday, June 26,
at the High Desert Museum.
The event is free and open to
the public but reservations are
necessary.
Two writers were named
finalists. Summer Hess,
Wenatchee, Washington,
was recognized for her sub-
mission, <Terrae Incognitae
Atacama,= a project to con-
tinue her research and writing
about Chile9s Atacama Desert,
the driest desert in the world,
and its people. Hess9 literary
study will examine people and
places, and how the remain-
ing Atacemenos and their
exploited landscape can be
supported.
Michael Kula, Tacoma,
Washington, was named a
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finalist for his submission,
<A Track Alone in the Sand.=
He plans to complete field-
work in northern Sudan along
the Sahara/Nubian desert to
develop a creative nonfiction
account of the bicycle travels
of Kazimierz Nowak from
1931 to 1936 across the des-
erts of Africa, as seen through
environmental, historical, and
cultural lenses.
<A Desert Conversation,=
preceding the award portion of
the evening, seeks to increase
the general public9s awareness
of the role deserts play in the
natural world and in human
endeavors. The 2019 program
for A Desert Conversation fea-
tures Western historian, author
and teacher Patty Limerick,
Oregon Poet Laureate Kim
Stafford, award-winning des-
ert writer Bruce Berger, and
moderator Ellen Waterston.
Three free creative writ-
ing workshops will be offered
in the afternoon of June
26, also at the High Desert
Museum. Workshop lead-
ers will be mystery novel-
ist James Anderson, Kim
Stafford, and poet and author
Ellen Waterston. Enrollment
is limited and online signup
will be available soon on the
Museum9s website.
To commemorate its fifth
year, the Prize is curating an
anthology of work from all
past and present winners and
finalists. The anthology will be
available at the June 26 event.
For more information
about the Waterston Desert
Writing Prize, visit www.
waterstondesertwritingprize.
org.
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68015 EDGINGTON RD. | 60 AC | $975,000
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VFW Arts Award...
69125 HURTLEY RANCH RD. | $1,149,000
PHOTO PROVIDED
Sisters VFW Post 8138 presented the Sisters VFW Arts Award to Josie
Aylor. Josie was presented an award letter of accommodation, and a
check for $200 for a patriotic essay and art piece. She is now eligible
for VFW District 10 entry into State competition, and National Arts
Award competition. Pictured (from left to right): Bill Anttila, VFW
Service Officer; Jeff Mackey, VFW Quartermaster; Josie Aylor, Becky
Aylor (mother); and Pat Bowe, Commander. Anttila is holding artwork.
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170 N. TAMARACK ST. | 0.19 AC | $95,000
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