Dr. Lynn Veach Sadler is an American poet, writer, and playwright. A native of North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

, she holds a doctorate and a master's degree from the University of Illinois and a bachelor's degree from Duke University

Duke University

Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...

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 current works as a full-time writer, and her work has appeared in hundreds of print and electronic publications.

Awards

Distinguished Woman of North Carolina, 1992 ³

Panelist Choice Award, Albee Last Frontier Theatre Conference, 2000

Pittsburgh Quarterly

Pittsburgh Quarterly

Pittsburgh Quarterly is the premier magazine for editorial quality in Western Pennsylvania. In concert with its tagline, "Where Commerce & Culture Meet", Pittsburgh Quarterly is a combination of stories, photography and illustration about the most interesting and timely issues in Greater...

 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

Poetry Society of America

The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets, editors, and artists including Witter Bynner. It is the oldest poetry organization in the United States. Past members of the have included such renowned writers as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Edna St. Vincent...

, 2003

Lee Witte Poetry Contest, Mount Olive Review, 2003

Robert Olen Butler Prize (Del Sol Press

Del Sol Press

Del Sol Press was founded in 2002 by Michael Neff of Web del Sol. The first book published by the press was Michael Brodsky's novel, Detour. Since that time the press has gone on to publish work by Nin Andrews, David Blair, Joan Houlihan, Ander Monson, Don Thompson, Walter Cummins, and Thomas...

), 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

Bards and Sages

Bards and Sages is an American publisher of speculative fiction and role-playing games. The company was founded in 2002 by horror writer and game designer Julie Ann Dawson. The company produces both print and electronic media...

 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

Wayne State University

Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...

, 2008

Books Published

Margaret Drabble, Twayne Publishers (University of Michigan

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

), 1986

Tonight I Lie with William Cullen Bryant, Publishers Circulation Corp, 1998

Poet Geography, Mount Olive College

Mount Olive College

Mount Olive College is a private liberal arts college located in Mount Olive, North Carolina. Founded in 1951, the college is supported by the Original Free Will Baptist Convention of North Carolina...

 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

Bards and Sages

Bards and Sages is an American publisher of speculative fiction and role-playing games. The company was founded in 2002 by horror writer and game designer Julie Ann Dawson. The company produces both print and electronic media...

 Publishing, 2007

Not Dreamt of In Your Philosophy, Bards and Sages

Bards and Sages

Bards and Sages is an American publisher of speculative fiction and role-playing games. The company was founded in 2002 by horror writer and game designer Julie Ann Dawson. The company produces both print and electronic media...

Publishing, 2008

Citations

1. Boston Globe, People in Education, May 20, 1990

2. Fayetteville Observer, The (NC), December 14, 1989

3. The Virginian-Pilot, April 3, 1992

4. Fayetteville Observer, The (NC), October 20, 2002