David B. Williams | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:David_B._Williams_10.jpg) David Williams in 2015 | |
| Occupation | Freelance writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. geology |
| Alma mater | Colorado College |
| Genre | Natural history |
| Notable work | Stories in Stone |
| Notable awards | Washington State Book Award finalist (2010) Northwest Writers Fund grant (2014) |
David B. Williams is a freelance writer in Seattle. Originally raised in Seattle, he went to college in Colorado where he initially studied physics but switched to geology.[1][2] He received a Bachelor of Arts in geology from Colorado College and worked as a park ranger at Arches National Park in Utah.[3] Williams returned to Seattle to be a writer of natural history books and occasional urban geology tour guide.[4] He was employed at Seattle's Burke Museum as of 2014.[5] He writes a biweekly newsletter, Street Smart Naturalist: Notes on People, Place, and the PNW.[6] One local bookseller wrote, "When it comes to books about Seattle and its surroundings, there's one must-read writer as far as I'm concerned, and that's David B. Williams."[7]
Williams' interest in urban geology was sparked by the use of stone in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel.[2]
- ^ McMichael 2005.
- ^ a b Switek 2009.
- ^ David B. Williams (2000), "About the author", A Naturalists's Guide to Canyon Country, p. 188, ISBN 9781560447832
- ^ Scigliano 2014.
- ^ 2012-14 Speakers Bureau: David B. Williams, Humanities Washington, 2014
- ^ Williams, David B. "Street Smart Naturalist: Notes on People, Place, and the PNW". streetsmartnaturalist.substack.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Madison Books Newsletter #95". us8.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.