Waterston Desert Writing Prize
Past Winners and Finalists
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Anna Welch, 2023 Winner
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Bob Keefer and Taylor Perse, 2023 Finalist
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Charles Hood, 2023 Finalist
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Diane Glacy, 2023 Finalist
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Caroline Tracey, 2022 Winner
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Monona Wali, 2022 Finalist
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Leath Tonino, 2022 Finalist
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Ceal Klingler, 2021 Winner
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Charles Hood, 2021 Finalist
![Joe Wilkins 2](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Joe-Wilkins-2.jpg)
Joe Wilkins, 2021 Finalist
![Hannah Hindley](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Hannah-Hindley.jpg)
Hannah Hindley, 2020 Winner
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Eli Beck, 2020 Finalist
![Leath Tonino](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Leath-Tonino.jpg)
Leath Tonino, 2020 Finalist
![Nathaniel Brodie](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Nathaniel-Brodie.jpg)
Nathaniel Brodie, 2019 Winner
![Summer Hess](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Summer-Hess.jpg)
![Summer Hess](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Summer-Hess.jpg)
Summer Hess, 2019 Finalist
![Michael Kula](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Michael-Kula.jpg)
![Michael Kula](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Michael-Kula.jpg)
Michael Kula, 2019 Finalist
![Patrick Mondaca](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Patrick-Mondaca.jpg)
![Patrick Mondaca](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Patrick-Mondaca.jpg)
Patrick Mondaca, 2018 Winner
![Kathryn Wilder](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kathryn-Wilder.jpg)
![Kathryn Wilder](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kathryn-Wilder.jpg)
Kathryn Wilder, 2018 Finalist
![Diana Woodcock](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Diana-Woodcock.jpg)
![Diana Woodcock](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Diana-Woodcock.jpg)
Diana Woodcock, 2018 Finalist
![Naseem Rakha](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Naseem-Rakha.jpg)
![Naseem Rakha](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Naseem-Rakha.jpg)
Naseem Rakha, 2017 Winner
![Kendra Atleework](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kendra-Atleework.jpg)
![Kendra Atleework](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kendra-Atleework.jpg)
Kendra Atleework, 2017 Finalist
![Charles Hood](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Charles-Hood.jpg)
![Charles Hood](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Charles-Hood.jpg)
Charles Hood, 2017 Finalist
![Lawrence Lenhart](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Lawrence-Lenhart.jpg)
![Lawrence Lenhart](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Lawrence-Lenhart.jpg)
Lawrence Lenhart, 2017 Finalist
![Tara Fitzgerald](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Tara-Fitzgerald.jpg)
![Tara Fitzgerald](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Tara-Fitzgerald.jpg)
Tara Fitzgerald, 2016 Winner
![Kenneth Garcia](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kenneth-Garcia.jpg)
![Kenneth Garcia](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kenneth-Garcia.jpg)
Kenneth Garcia, 2016 Finalist
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Kimberly Meyer, 2016 Finalist
![Rebecca Lawton](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rebecca-Lawton.jpg)
![Rebecca Lawton](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rebecca-Lawton.jpg)
Rebecca Lawton, 2015 Winner
![Nathaniel Brodie](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Nathaniel-Brodie.jpg)
![Nathaniel Brodie](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Nathaniel-Brodie.jpg)
![Nathaniel Brodie](https://highdesertmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Nathaniel-Brodie.jpg)
Nathaniel Brodie, 2015 Finalist