Sandra Neily

About Sandra Neily

I am fortunate that Amazon\'s reviews help readers find me: “.a rare talent in indie literary fiction … reminiscent of good contemporary American authors such as Joy Williams, Joanna Scott, and Cheryl Strayed.” SPR “When wolves show up in Maine’s north woods, landowners and others launch a major, but secretive, effort to kill them. Neily’s novel has already won literary awards and is getting rave reviews. Add my review to that list; she’s had a lifelong passion for conservation and our native wildlife.” George Smith in \"The Maine Sportsman\"\"What exceptional, jaw-dropping TALENT. I am in awe.\'Book Club\' quality writing. This was such an unusual and unexpected story, that I found myself delighting in it, learning about this \'world\'-Maine, the ravaging of the forest, the deer dying, the moist warmth from the moose nostrils.\" Women\'s Fiction Writers Association My novels DEADLY TRESPASS and DEADLY TURN are mysteries that explore murder: human, animal, and ecological. The novels\' protagonist and narrator Cassandra Patton Conover puts herself outside the law—betrayed by those who fail to protect the people and places she loves. My career experiences as an outfitter, Maine Guide, sporting camp owner, communications specialist, and director of conservation education programs also includes community and non-profit organizing in defense of high value resources. My volunteer efforts include the fight to protect the Penobscot River\'s last wild gorge from a dam. With its world class rapids, mists coating rare ferns, and famous trout and salmon pools, the wildest stretches of the Penobscot River. run free.

Experience

1. Author, Deadly Trespass and Deadly Turn

   Valuenature

   Jul 2011 — Present · Westport Island, ME, US

Education

• Bread Loaf School of English

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

Skills

• Newsletters
• Public Relations
• Event Planning
• Teaching Writing
• Magazines
• Non-Profits
• Public Policy
• Conservation Issues
• Executive Management
• Marketing Communications
• Program Development
• Grant Writing
• Environmental Education
• Journalism
• Fundraising
• Volunteer Management
• Science Communication
• Outdoor Recreation
• Publicity
• Research
• Community Outreach
• Public Speaking
• Social Media
• Marketing
• Policy
• Storytelling
• Blogging
• Environmental Advocacy
• Grants
• Community Development
• Nonprofits
• Web Content
• Leadership