THE STORY SO FAR…
Sandy’s poetry has appeared in children's, university, national, and international journals. Her children’s work is included in Chicken Soup for the Child’s Soul, Highlights for Children, and poetry anthology Words and Other Wild Things.
She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and the author of two children’s novels and two poetry collections. Before the pandemic, she served as the literature judge for her local PTA Reflections Art Program.
She and her husband have two grown children and live in Virginia with their four rescue pets.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2005 Spring Short Story Contest Winner by Gotham Writers’ Workshop with agent Daniel Lazar from Writer’s House
2007 First Honorable Mention in Annual CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition in the Children’s Division for poem
2008 Best of the Net nomination from anderbo literary journal for poetry
2009 Honorable Mention in Writer’s Digest's Robert Lee Brewer Poetic Asides Chapbook Challenge
2010 Literary Arts Winner for Poetry in the MFA Whidbey Student Community at Northwest Institute
2013 Franklin Christoph Writing Award for Poetry