Maryanne is a graduate of Bennington College with a B.A. in English literature. She has written librettos for two original operas, Elizabeth Frankenstein and Returning: the Ordeal of Olive Oatman. Elizabeth Frankenstein was awarded a New York State Council of the Arts grant in 2021. Under the pen name Annabelle Troy, Maryanne has several novels published on Amazon, inspired by the lives of 19th century heroines both real and fictional.