Lynn Veach Sadler
Mary Lynn Veach Sadler is an American poet, writer, and playwright.
Biography
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. She formerly served as Vice president and Dean of Academic Affairs at Methodist College and as President of Johnson State College in Vermont. 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
- Distinguished Woman of North Carolina, 1992
- 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
- Cecil Hemley Memorial Award, Poetry Society of America, 2003
- Lee Witte Poetry Contest, Mount Olive Review, 2003
- Robert Olen Butler Prize, 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 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