Sandi Hutcheson

Learn how one writer turned terrible events from her life into an uplifting, compelling novel. Sandi will describe:

1. How to transform personal truth into universal truth
2. How to manage the angry voice
3. How to laugh through the tears

Sandi will share her secrets on how to peel away the scales of image and strip down to your authentic self.

Sandi Hutcheson grew up a preacher’s kid in Atlanta, Ga. Following Southern tradition, Sandi married young and set out to raise a perfect family. Three kids later, she was on track, until Sandi’s mother gave her an unexpected “gift”: a copy of a book filled with diet and exercise tips called Look Great Naked, and told her “I think your husband is having an affair.” The unspoken message was, your husband is straying; go fix yourself.

Instead, Sandi learned to peel away the scales of image and strip down to her authentic self, no longer addicted to perfection and the notion she has to hide her weaknesses from everyone.

Sandi obtained a Master of Fine Arts from Spalding University, and a Ph.D. in Creative Writing from Warnborough College, Ireland. She teaches Short Story Writing at Flagler College and Creative Writing for the University of Phoenix. Her stories have been published in Creative Nonfiction, Doxie Digest and Southern Journal magazines. She lives in St. Augustine, FL, with her dachshunds, Laverne and Shirley.

Sandi can speak with or without a PowerPoint presentation.