Storytelling by the River
Storytelling by the River will be held Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:30pm.
Grab your camp chair or blanket and sit alongside the fire outside of Recapture Lodge where we will gather to listen to readings by 2023 Ellen Meloy for Desert Writers Award Winner, Mark Sundeen and along with a host of other local and regional writers.
Please note: Due to damage sustained during flash flooding in June 2024, we can no longer gather in our usual spot along the banks of the San Juan River. A big THANK YOU to the Recapture Lodge for accommodating us in a beautiful setting alongside a roaring fire.
Mark Sundeen 2023 Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers Award Winner
Mark Sundeen is the author of Delusions + Grandeur, The Unsettlers, The Man Who Quit Money, The Making of Toro, and Car Camping. His work has been translated into eight languages. A contributing editor for Outside Magazine, his work has appeared in the New York Times, The Believer, National Geographic Adventure, McSweeneys, and Best American Essays. He has won the Ellen Meloy Desert Writers Award and fellowships from Macdowell Colony, Montello Foundation, Montana Arts Council and Utah Arts Council. A former river guide and Outward Bound instructor, he is an associate professor of environmental writing at the University of Montana.
