Since ASLE hosted its 2024 Contingent and Independent Scholar Online Speaker Series, much has changed in and outside of higher education. The climate crisis has intensified, as emerging authoritarian and far-right governments dismantle democracies, roll back environmental regulations, cut funding for research, education, and culture, and expand militarization and policing.

Such sobering circumstances make it hard to remain hopeful, but the need for resistance, resilience, and regeneration have never been higher. Many scholars working across the environmental and ...

ASLE is a nonprofit professional association with a dynamic membership and one part-time professional staff member. ASLE thrives because of the commitment of its members to carrying out our work; therefore we invite our members to sustain this vital work and to shape our future by considering serving as an officer or coordinator.

This fall, ASLE will hold elections for:

If you would like to nominate yourself or another ASLE member ...

Friday November 21, 2025 1-2:30 p.m. ET on Zoom (pre-registration required)

Why do environmental humanities scholars, writers, and activists partner with community groups and public institutions? How do we identify possible partners to co-design projects, collaborate with, and support? And how do we initiate conversations and connections? What practical steps can help us prepare to participate in equitable, respectful partnerships? In this interactive digital workshop, we’ll explore these questions together through a series of exercises designed to help ...

The winners for the 2025 ASLE Book Awards were announced and celebrated on July 9 at the Authors and Awards Reception at the Sixteenth ASLE Biennial Conference at the University of Maryland, College Park. The awards, in the categories of ecocriticism and environmental creative writing, were established in 2007 and have been given biennially to recognize excellence in the field. Congratulations to our winning authors and honorable mentions!

Christina Gerhardt, Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean University ...

Judges have announced the finalists for the 2025 ASLE Book Awards. The awards, in the categories of ecocriticism and environmental creative writing, were established in 2007 and have been given biennially to recognize excellence in the field.

Winners will be announced this July and celebrated at the Authors/Awards Reception at the 2025 Conference at the University of Maryland, College Park on July 9. The finalists are books authored or edited by ASLE and international affiliate members.  Congratulations to our short-listed authors, read more about ...