Sue A. Holloway

Background

Sue A. Holloway was born on December 24, 1944, in South Bend, Indiana, to Donald D. Holloway, in aerospace industry, and Ruth A. Cunningham Holloway, a caregiver.

Education

In 1966, Holloway received a Bachelor of Arts from Purdue University. In 1968, she received a Master of Arts from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1991.

Career

Decades ago, Sue wrote prolifically as a journalist in the Midwest. Former feature editor of The Exponent, the daily student newspaper at Purdue University, she returned to writing when there was an urgent need to portray something. It began with op-eds and columns regarding the death of a great blue heron, followed by a black-crowned night heron, who hit power lines.

She also worked as an adjunct professor in the Foundations of Education and Women’s Studies Departments at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven from 1991 to 2000, and was the founder and facilitator of the Teachers’ Creative Workshop.

Sue was also advisory board member at Branford Land Trust, and board of directors member at Branford River Raptor. She worked as a mentor at the InterCity Cultural Development Project, was a qualitative researcher at TWR Associates, and lecturer and workshop facilitator at the Southern Connecticut Library Council.

Achievements

• Sue Holloway is known as a contributor to anthologies, including Crestone Chapbook, and Heart Beat of New England: An Anthology of Contemporary Nature Poetry, 2000. She is also a contributor of essays, reviews, poetry to journals, articles, and photos to various newsletters, as well as feature articles, photo features, and op-editorials to newspapers.

Works

More photos

• book

  • Swan in the Grail

    (A naturalistic, socio-political, and spiritual narrative ...)

    1999

Views

Holloway's writing traces themes of human intimacy and subjectivity with the rest of creation. The intent is to promote affiliation, compassion, tolerance, and peace among people and among humans and creatures. She does this through a variety of genres, including photo journalism, op editorial essays, poetry, non-fiction, and fiction.

Membership

Sue was a member of the Swan Society and Orion Grassroots Network.

Interests

• Wildlife rescue, birding, eco-travel

• Sport & Clubs

  hiking, swimming, kayaking

Connections

Holloway is married and has three children - William Eron Gerard, Monica Kay Gerard Manning and Noahh Alexander Gerard.

Father:

Donald D. Holloway

Mother:

Ruth A. Cunningham Holloway

Son:

William Eron Gerard

Daughter:

Monica Kay Gerard Manning

Son:

Noahh Alexander Gerard