Barry Lopez Foundation for Art & Environment

June 2, 2022

Orion Barry Lopez Award for Achievements in Letters and Environments to be awarded to Margaret Atwood.

Please join our friends at ORION Magazine as they celebrate their 40th Anniversary with a live virtual event on June 14 at 6:00 pm EST. The event will include the inauguration of two new award programs. The Orion Barry Lopez Award for Achievements in Letters and Environments, which celebrates authors whose work reveals a complex and compassionate relationship with the natural world, will be presented to Margaret Atwood by Rebecca Solnit. The Orion Jane Goodall Award for Inspiring Courage in Action, which celebrates activists and educators whose voices provoke environmental stewardship, will be presented to Vanessa Nakate. The Anniversary event will also include appearances by Camille T. Dungy, Ross Gay, Lauren Groff, Major Jackson, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Emily Raboteau, Jeff VanderMeer, Alice Wong, and many others. 

Information and registration here.