Whiting Awards
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Edition 13 (1997) Winner
Ellen Meloy
エレン・メロイ
Ellen Meloy
Aliases:
Ellen Louise Ditzler
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-06-21 （Pasadena, California, U.S.）
- Died
- 2004-11-04 （Bluff, Utah, U.S.） age 58
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Pasadena, California, U.S. (birthplace) → Missoula, Montana, U.S. (studied at University of Montana) → Bluff, Utah, U.S. (later life)
Career
- Occupations
- Environmental writer, Nature writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1980-2004
- Influenced By
- Henry David Thoreau, Edward Abbey
- Nominations
- 2003 Pulitzer Prize nomination (The Anthropology of Turquoise)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goucher College | Fine Arts (BFA) | Art | BFA | — | United States |
| University of Montana | Environmental Studies (MA) | Environmental Studies | MA | — | United States |
Goucher College
Fine Arts (BFA)
/ Art
Degree:
BFA
Country:
United States
University of Montana
Environmental Studies (MA)
/ Environmental Studies
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Master's degree in Environmental Studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Whiting Award | — | — | The Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Pulitzer Prize (nomination) | The Anthropology of Turquoise: Meditations on Landscape, Art, and Spirit | — | Pulitzer Prize Board | ノミネート |
| 2007 | John Burroughs Medal | Eating Stone: Imagination and the Loss of the Wild | — | John Burroughs Association | 受賞（追贈） |
Whiting Award
1997
Organization:
The Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize (nomination)
2003
Work:
The Anthropology of Turquoise: Meditations on Landscape, Art, and Spirit
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
ノミネート
John Burroughs Medal
2007
Work:
Eating Stone: Imagination and the Loss of the Wild
Organization:
John Burroughs Association
Result:
受賞（追贈）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Raven's Exile: A Season on the Green River
1994 Nature memoir / Environmental writingA memoir of a season on the Green River combining natural observation with personal reflection.
riverswildlifeenvironmental observationmemoir
The Last Cheater's Waltz: Beauty and Violence in the Desert Southwest
2001 Essay collection (environmental/desert writing)An essay collection addressing landscape, beauty, and violence in the desert Southwest, examining human relationships with land.
desertland ethicsnature and culturebeauty and violence
The Anthropology of Turquoise: Meditations on Landscape, Art, and Spirit
2002 Cultural essays / Nature writingAn essay collection using turquoise as a lens to meditate on landscape, art, and spirituality.
turquoiselandscapeartspiritualitycultural history
Eating Stone: Imagination and the Loss of the Wild
2005 Nature essays / Philosophical proseA posthumous collection of essays meditating on imagination and the loss of the wild.
loss of the wildimaginationviews of natureconservation
GROUND ZERO (article)
1999 Magazine article (Salon)A short essay published in Salon reflecting on a particular natural landscape and environmental concerns.
essayenvironmental issuesshort piece
Bibliography
- Raven's Exile: A Season on the Green River (1994)
- The Last Cheater's Waltz: Beauty and Violence in the Desert Southwest (2001)
- The Anthropology of Turquoise: Meditations on Landscape, Art, and Spirit (2002)
- Eating Stone: Imagination and the Loss of the Wild (2005)
- GROUND ZERO (Salon article) (1999)
- Foreword: Sandstone Seduction: Rivers and Lovers, Canyons and Friends (foreword) (2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, observant prosemeditative and metaphor-rich nature writingfield-notes style descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- desertriversturquoise/stoneloss of the wildmemory and place
Legacy
Ellen Meloy was a significant voice in desert literature and environmental essays; her lyrical nature writing and spiritual reflections influenced many. The Ellen Meloy Fund, named in her honor, supports writers focused on desert landscapes and awards an annual prize.
In Popular Culture
- The Ellen Meloy Fund's 'Desert Writers Award' is known for encouraging writing about desert landscapes.
Trivia
- Born Ellen Louise Ditzler.
- Won the Whiting Award in 1997.
- Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for The Anthropology of Turquoise.
- The Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers presents an annual prize named after her.
- Her nephew is musician/writer Colin Meloy and her niece is writer Maile Meloy.
- Married Mark Meloy, a river ranger, in 1985.