Professor, Creative Writing &
Literary Arts Department
B.S. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
M.F.A. University of Alaska Anchorage
afmsh@uaa.alaska.edu
Raised in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina, Marybeth Holleman has been an Alaska resident for 20 years. She holds a degree in Environmental Studies from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Alaska Anchorage. She now teaches creative writing, women's studies and literature at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Her essays and poetry have appeared in the North American Review, American Nature Writing 1996, National Wildlife and Alaska Magazine. Her commentaries on environmental issues have aired on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. She lives in the foothills of the Chugach Mountains with her husband and son.
| The Heart of the Sound |
 | When the Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound on Good Friday 1989, millions of gallons of crude oil swept into the Sound, poisoning everything in its path. On the fifteenth anniversary of the spill comes one woman’s reflections on the devastation and the larger implications of that catastrophe.Twining together the destruction of an ecosystem, the disintegration of her marriage, and her emerging identity as a new mother, Holleman explores the resiliency of nature - both wild and human - and the ways in which that resiliency is tested. |
| Alaska's Prince William Sound |
 | Prince William Sound is one of Alaska's most visually stunning places. Whether you're planning a trip there or remembering one, this fascinating and informative new pocket guide is a must-read. Learn how the Sound was formed and continues to be shaped by ice fields, glaciers, and storms. Meet the rich diversity of plants and animals, on land and in the water, that make their home here. Explore the history of the Native populations - the Chugach Eskimos and the Athabascans - as well as the early non-Native explorers. And examine how recent human history (The 1989 oil spill) as well as geologic history (the 1964 earthquake) altered this dynamic place while only temporarily marring its beauty. |
| Under Northern Lights |
 | In Under Northern Lights sixteen new essays by Alaska writers are juxtaposed with works of visual art drawn from the collection of the University of Alaska Museum. Together they explore multiple dimensions of Alaska's vast and awe-inspiring landscape, moving beyond familiar tales and scenes to present a fresh and candid view of human interaction with the environment. |
