Peninsula College is proud to announce John Vaillant as the 2024 Writer in Residence. Vaillant, and award-winning science and nature writer is best known for his book, The Golden Spruce, A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed, which won the Governor General Literary Award for nonfiction, British Columbia’s National Award for Canadian nonfiction. Vaillant also wrote other bestselling books, including The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival, which won the RBC Taylor Prize for Nonfiction and the Governor General’s Literary Award for Nonfiction.
Other notable works are The Jaguar’s Children, and most recently Fire Weather, A True Story from A Hotter World. Fire Weather, his nonfiction book about climate change, has been named a finalist for the Shaughnessy-Cohen Prize for Political Writing (Canada), and for the BC-Yukon Non-Fiction Prize. It was also a 2023 Finalist for the national Book Award, and named book of the year by the New York Times, The New Yorker, the Financial Times, and the Guardian, among many other prominent publications.
Vaillant's presence at Peninsula College promises to empower aspiring writers and storytellers to pursue their creative passions and make a positive impact on the world through use of their words.
Schedule of Events:
Tuesday , April 30
10:00 am | Room J-47
Opening Welcome & Reception in the Pirate Union Building (PUB)
11:30 am | Room J-47
Discussion with John Vaillant, Facilitated by English Faculty Prof. Matt Teorey
1:00—1:30 pm | KONP Radio
Interview with John Vaillant on AM 1450 or www.myclallamcounty.com/konp
Wednesday, May 1
10:00—11:00 am | Room J-47
Book Signing and Reading at Port Angeles Campus in the Pirate Union Building (PUB)
Courtesy of Port News & Books
3:00—5:00 pm | Bldg. 202 - Port Townsend Campus, Fort Worden
Discussion, Q&A Session, and Book Signing
Thursday, May 2
12:35—1:30 pm | Little Theater
Studium Generale with John Vaillant and Prof. Kate Reavey
Live Stream | Meeting ID: 892 5525 2663
1:30—4:00 pm | Little Theater
Film Screening of Conflict Tiger
All Events are Free and Open to the Public. Questions? Please Call (360) 417-6469 or email Rich Riski at rriski@pencol.edu.