Sean Prentiss is the author of the memoir, Finding Abbey: A Search for Edward Abbey and His Hidden Desert Grave, which won the 2015 National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography. Prentiss is the co-author of the forthcoming environmental writing textbook, Environmental and Nature Writing: A Craft Guide and Anthology. He is a 2005 graduate of the University of Idaho’s MFA program in creative writing. Sean Prentiss is the author of the memoir, Finding Abbey: A Search for Edward Abbey and His Hidden Desert Grave, which won the 2015 National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography. Prentiss is the co-author of the forthcoming environmental writing textbook, Environmental and Nature Writing: A Craft Guide and Anthology. He is a 2005 graduate of the University of Idaho’s MFA program in creative writing. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
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