…in the desert there is everything and there is nothing. Stay curious. Know where you are—your biological address. Get to know your neighbors—plants, creatures, who lives there, who died there, who is blessed, cursed, what is absent or in danger or in need of your help. Pay attention to the weather, to what breaks your heart, to what lifts your heart. Write it down.      ~E.M.  November 2004

Established in 2005 to honor the memory of Ellen Meloy, the Fund provides support to writers whose work reflects the spirit and passions embodied in Ellen’s writing and her commitment to a “deep map of place.” Ellen’s own map-in-progress was of the desert country she called home. 

FUND MISSION: The Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers provides support to writers whose work reflects the spirit and passions embodied in Meloy’s writing and her commitment to a “deep map of place.”

FUND NEWSLETTERS

The Ellen Meloy Fund offers a yearly award of $2,000 to an individual of similar passion and desire to write about the desert from the desert. The level of support and number of awards will increase as the principal of the fund develops through effective fundraising and investment.

Most of the funds will be raised from individuals; all donations are tax deductible. Arrangements can be made to accommodate personal financial situations, including gifts over time. Contributions of $100 or more will receive either a hardbound first edition of Ellen's Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Anthropology of Turquoise, inscribed by Mark Meloy, her husband, or a CD with 22 of Ellen's Utah Public Radio commentaries. Please specify which item you would prefer (the book or the CD).

To make a contribution to this fund, please send a check in any amount payable to "Ellen Meloy Fund" and mail to:

Ellen Meloy Fund
D.A. Davidson and Co.
P.O. Box 1677
Helena, MT 59624

We accept credit card donations through PayPal. Click on the PayPal button to make a secure credit card transaction.

We welcome your involvement in this critical addition to the field of nature writing and in sustaining the legacy of Ellen Meloy.

For more information, send an email to fund at ellenmeloy.com.
The Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers is a nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3).