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
,
Brevity
,
Cresset
,
Mom Egg Review
,
Pinch
,
r.kv.r.y. quarterly
,
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