Biographical Note

Marybeth Holleman is author of The Heart of the Sound, coauthor of Among Wolves, and coeditor of Crosscurrents North, among others. Pushcart Prize nominee and Siskiyou Prize finalist, she’s published in venues including Orion, The Guardian, Christian Science Monitor, Sierra, ISLE, AQR, and North American Review. She taught women’s studies and creative writing at University of Alaska and held artist residencies at Mesa Refuge, Hedgebrook, Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness, and Denali National Park. Raised in North Carolina’s Smokies, she transplanted to Alaska’s Chugach Mountains after falling head over heels for Prince William Sound two years before the oil spill. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska.

For more, visit www.marybethholleman.com.