About
Sandi grew up in Manchester-by-the-sea, MA and now lives on the Jersey Shore with her family. She received her MA in Creative Writing at New York University, and now works as a creative director of copy at an ad agency.
She has written three novels: THE ASTONISHING THING, SOMETHING WORTH SAVING, and WHAT HOLDS US TOGETHER (all for Kensington Books).
awards
FIRST PLACE
Eighteen
Young Adult / 2018 Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards
In this YA Fantasy, a young man from a royal family confronts the changes in his life as he turns 18 and must enter into an arranged marriage.
FINALIST
Take My Hand
Young Adult / 2019 San Francisco Writer’s Conference Contest
FINALIST
Everything He Wants
Young Adult / 2016 San Francisco Writer’s Conference Contest
2019 Certificate of Excellence Winner / Muse Medallion Winner, Cat Writers’ Association
What Holds Us Together
2018 Certificate of Excellence Winner / Muse Medallion Winner, Cat Writers’ Association
Something Worth Saving
2017 Certificate of Excellence Winner, Cat Writers’ Association
The Astonishing Thing
