Sarah M. Wells

Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Ashland, OH

Ohio US

Email:

sarahmwells1982@gmail.com

Website:

sarahmariewells.com

Author's Bio

Sarah M. Wells is the author of six books, including two poetry collections, an essay collection and a memoir, and two Bible devotionals for families, as well as a chapbook and novella-length essay, available on Amazon. Her seventh book will be published by Bracket Publishing in 2026. Her essays have appeared in Ascent, Brevity, Relief, River Teeth, and elsewhere. Wells is a full-time freelance writer and writes regularly for Our Daily Bread's God Hears Her blog. She serves as the poetry editor for Relief: A Journal of Art and Faith and lives in Ashland, Ohio with her husband and three children.

Education:

Ashland University MFA

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Books:

Ordinary Time: Meditations from the In-Between (Wipf and Stock, 2024)

American Honey (Wipf and Stock, 2021)

Journals:

Ascent

Relief: A Journal of Art & Faith

River Teeth

Rock & Sling

Poetry

Books:

Between the Heron and the Moss (Cascadia Publishing House, 2020)

Pruning Burning Bushes (Wipf and Stock, 2012)

Prizes won:

Ohio Individual Excellence Award, 5 Best American Essay Notable Essays Recognition

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Ann Patchett, Kathleen Norris, Sonja Livingston, Mary Karr, Cheryl Strayed, Brian Doyle, Steven Harvey, Mary Oliver, Tania Runyan, Anne Lamott, Scott Russell Sanders, many others

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

White

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Auburn Township, OH

Ohio

Raised in:

Auburn Township, OH

Ohio

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Last update: Jan 23, 2025