Lynn Veach Sadler
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| Language | English |
| Education | Duke University (BS) University of Illinois (MA, PhD) |
Mary Lynn Veach Sadler is an American poet, writer, and playwright.
Biography
[edit]A native of North Carolina, she holds a doctorate and a master's degree from the University of Illinois and a bachelor's degree from Duke University.[1] She formerly served as Vice president and Dean of Academic Affairs at Methodist College (now Methodist University) and as President of Johnson State College in Vermont.[2] She is a member of the North Carolina Playwright’s Alliance. She currently works as a full-time writer, and her work has appeared in hundreds of print and electronic publications.
Awards
[edit]- Distinguished Woman of North Carolina, 1992[3]
- Panelist Choice Award, Albee Last Frontier Theatre Conference, 2000
- Pittsburgh Quarterly Hay Prize, 2001
- Sue Saniel Elkind Poetry Contest, First Place tie, 2002
- Cape Fear Crime Festival Award, 2002[4]
- Cecil Hemley Memorial Award, Poetry Society of America, 2003[5]
- Lee Witte Poetry Contest, Mount Olive Review, 2003
- Robert Olen Butler Prize (Del Sol Press), Top Ten Finalist, 2004
- Charles Dickson Chapbook Prize, Georgia Poetry Society, 2005
- Pinter Review Prize for Drama, Silver Medalist, 2005
- Abroad Writer’s Contest/Fellowship (France) 2006
- Bards and Sages Writing Competition, 2nd Place, 2006
- Good Reads Fiction Book Competition, Honorable Mention, 2007
- Beach Book Festival, Honorable Mention, 2008
- Judith Seigel Pearson Award, Wayne State University, 2008
- Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet, North Carolina Poetry Society 2013[6]
Books
[edit]- Margaret Drabble, Twayne Publishers (University of Michigan), 1986
- Tonight I Lie with William Cullen Bryant, Publishers Circulation Corp, 1998
- Poet Geography, Mount Olive College Press, 2003
- The Men of Endor: Their Works and Times, 1861-1876 (with Robert Albert Wiesner), Railroad House Historical Association, 2006
- Foot Ways, Bards and Sages Publishing, 2007
- Not Dreamt of In Your Philosophy, Bards and Sages Publishing, 2008
References
[edit]- ^ Boston Globe, People in Education, May 20, 1990
- ^ Fayetteville Observer, The (NC), December 14, 1989
- ^ The Virginian-Pilot, April 3, 1992
- ^ Fayetteville Observer, The (NC), October 20, 2002
- ^ "Past Winners". Poetry Society of America. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ "Mary Lynn Veach Sadler". North Carolina Poetry Society. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
