Bryan Allen Fierro BRYAN ALLEN FIERRO holds an MFA from Pacific University in Oregon. He grew up in Los Angeles and now splits his time between Los Angles and Anchorage, Alaska, where he works as a firefighter and paramedic. Fierro is the recipient of the Poets &...
Caroline Van Hemert Caroline Van Hemert is an Alaskan writer, adventurer, and wildlife biologist whose journeys have taken her from the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean to the swamps of the Okavango Delta. She is the author of The Sun is a Compass: A 4,000-mile Journey...
Heather Lende Heather Lende’s most recent publications and honors include a poem about mountain goats and Chilkat blankets in the forthcoming Literary Field Guide to Alaska, the 2025 Alaska Press Club Award for Best Outdoor Reporting in all media for her blog on...
Nicole Stellon O’Donnell Nicole Stellon O’Donnell is a Fairbanks poet. Her first collection, Steam Laundry, won the WILLA Award in 2013. In her 2019 book, You Are No Longer In Trouble, she used prose poetry and flash fiction to weave a moving story about growing...
M Jackson Dr. M Jackson is a geographer, glaciologist, and science communicator exploring the intersections of societal transformation, glaciology, and climate change. Jackson is a National Geographic Society Explorer, TED Fellow, and three-time U.S. Fulbright...
