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 ...

ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment is the quarterly journal of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment published by Oxford University Press.

ISLE invites applications for the positions of Associate Editor of Poetry, Associate Editor of Fiction, and Associate Editor of Creative Nonfiction.  Application deadline for all three is June 6, 2025. Please see the position descriptions below.

Duties: Work with the Editor, Managing Editor and Publisher to ...