About the author
In her fiction, Sarah P. Blanchard writes about conflicted people making difficult decisions in impossible situations, sometimes with positive outcomes. She's especially drawn to flawed, compassionate characters who believe they must battle their demons alone and complex antagonists who feel they have nothing to lose.
New England-born and raised, Sarah earned her B.A. in English literature from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Nichols College in Massachusetts. After moving to Hawaii in 2003, she taught English, writing, and business for five years at the University of Hawaii-Hilo and Hawaii Community College.
A return to the mainland in 2010 brought her to Raleigh, NC, and then the western North Carolina mountains, where she taught two semesters of fiction writing in UNC-Asheville's OLLI Program (College for Seniors).
Her poems and short stories have appeared in many publications. Her story "Not a Burden" was a 2025 Pushcart Prize nominee; Sarah was also a finalist for the 2024 Porch Prize for Short Fiction (TN) and the 2021 Doris Betts Fiction Prize (NC). She's the author of two novels, a short story collection, and a poetry chapbook. She is also the author/co-author of three books on horse training.
She is a frequent contributor to literary journals and poetry readings. After many years away from New England, Sarah and her husband Rich have now come home to northeastern Connecticut, where they live with their small dog, Mitzi.
Sarah is a member of Sisters in Crime-New England; the Alliance of Independent Authors; the Independent Book Publishers Association; the Connecticut Poetry Society; the Association of Rhode Island Authors; and the Independent Publishers of New England.
