Eva Murray
Eva Murray is a freelance writer who has spent over 35 years living full time on Matinicus Island in Maine. She started her journey on the island as a one-room school teacher in 1987 and has since become an integral part of the community. Eva has taken on various roles in municipal government, started a recycling program, and has been a first responder to emergencies.
She is also an EMT, a baker, and a homesteader who grows her own food and raises sheep for wool. Eva has been a regular columnist for several publications since 2003, including Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, Working Waterfront, Down East online, and the (Rockland) Free Press. Her writings also include archived columns from the op-ed pages of the Knox County Times, the Lewiston Sun Journal, and other Maine newspapers. As a parent of island students, a district bookkeeper, and an island school board member, Eva writes about Maine's tiny schools with an insider's perspective. She emphasizes that a 21st-century one-room school is a modern, technologically advanced educational experience for a small handful of children living in remote communities.