About Terry Tempest Williams
Terry Tempest Williams is an American writer, educator, conservationist, and activist. Williams' writing is rooted in the American West and has been significantly influenced by the arid landscape of Utah. Her work focuses on social and environmental justice ranging from issues of ecology and the protection of public lands and wildness, to women's health, to exploring humanity's relationship to culture and nature. She writes in the genre of creative nonfiction and the lyrical essay. In 2003, the University of Utah awarded Williams an honorary doctorate. Williams published her first book, The Secret Language of Snow, in 1984. That year she also co-founded the University's Environmental Humanities master's degree program, where she taught for thirteen years and was the Annie Clark Tanner Teaching Fellow.
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