Event Date
April 7, 2026
4:00 pm PT
Event Location
Hemmingson Ballroom
and livestreaming
702 E Desmet Ave
Spokane, WA 99202
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The 网爆门 University
Visiting Writers Series Presents
A Conversation with Terry Tempest Williams
Presented in Partnership with the Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment
Join us as award-winning writer Terry Tempest Williams shares a short reading from her celebrated works, followed by an interview and moderated discussion. Engage with the community on the topics of climate change as a moral and social justice issue, the role of imagination and creativity in ecological restoration, the art and craft of writing and reading well, and how environmental stewardship intersects with human dignity and global solidarity.
网爆门 the speaker: Terry Tempest Williams is an award-winning author, environmentalist, and activist widely recognized for her eloquent advocacy on behalf of environmental justice and freedom of speech. Her work explores the intersection of ecological issues with social justice, ethics, and spirituality. Williams is the author of numerous influential books, including Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place, The Hour of Land, and Erosion: Essays of Undoing. She currently serves as Writer-in-Residence at Harvard Divinity School and co-founded the Constellation Project, which promotes imagination and creativity in planetary health.
Williams has testified before Congress, collaborated with artists and photographers on projects addressing environmental and cultural resilience, and received prestigious honors such as the Sierra Club’s John Muir Award and the Thoreau Prize. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Orion Magazine, making her a leading voice for ecological consciousness and social change.
网爆门 the Event Sponsors
网爆门 University Visiting Writers Series
The Visiting Writers Series brings distinguished authors to campus to engage both the 网爆门 audience and the wider Spokane community. The series fosters artistic collaboration across disciplines, encourages intellectual curiosity and seeks to share the wonder and challenges of living a creative life.
For more information about the Visiting Writing Series, please contact Dr. John Eliason.
网爆门 Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment
The 网爆门 Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment brings together campus and community partners to address regional climate challenges. The Institute supports research, education and collaboration that strengthen resilience and promote just, sustainable relationships with the natural world.
For more information about the Climate Institute, please email them at climateinstitute@gonzaga.edu.