MembreSarahPBlanchard(she/her)

A native of rural Connecticut, Sarah P. Blanchard graduated from the University of Connecticut with a B.A. in literature and from Nichols College in Massachusetts with an M.B.A. in marketing.

Many of her short stories, poems, and essays have been published in magazines and literary journals. She was a finalist for the 2021 Doris Betts Fiction Prize; her short story collection, Playing Chess with Bulls, was published in December 2023. Sarah taught writing and communications for five years at the University of Hawaii-Hilo and has led many fiction and poetry workshops. She also taught fiction writing in the College for Seniors program in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. She also worked for many years in media with stints as a magazine editor, radio news reporter, textbook editor, and talk show host.

Sarah’s debut novel DRAWN FROM LIFE is available beginning April 1, 2024, through all local bookstores as well as on barnesandnoble.com and Amazon, in paperback and e-book editions. An audiobook will be released later in 2024.