Mr. Lopez is a National Award Winner and a recipient of the John Burroughs Medal, as well as a prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Lannan Foundation Award, Pushcart Prizes, and a Governor's Award, among other honors.
Mr. Lopez writes both fiction and nonfiction, and has been writing full-time since leaving graduate school in 1970. During that time he has published six works of fiction, including Winter Count and Field Notes, and two collections of essays: Crossing Open Ground and About This Life. In addition, he has written several nonfiction works, many of which deal with the relationship between human culture and the physical landscape. His nonfiction work Arctic Dreams won the National Book Award, and for Of Wolves and Men he was awarded a John Burroughs Medal. In addition, he contributes regularly to publications such as Harper's, The Georgia Review, American Short Fiction, Story, The Paris Review, and other publications in the US and abroad.
Mr. Lopez was the 1986 Distinguished Visiting Writer at Eastern Washington University and in 1989 he was the Welch Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame. In addition, he has delivered lectures at the University of Utah, the University of Kentucky, Bates College, and the University of Missouri, among others.
In addition to his writing, Mr. Lopez has worked with and written about a diverse community of artists including composers, sculptors, painters, and playwrights. He is currently working with Pacific Editions and Janus Press to create fine press limited edition books.