The Sandra Carpenter Memorial celebrates a beloved connector of people, international traveler, talented writer and beautiful spirit.
About Sandra Carpenter
“There are two things you need to know about me: 1) I love to travel. 2) I love to write.” — Sandra Carpenter, 59 North
Sandra Carpenter (1964–2019) was a traveler and writer, yes, and also a mentor and an inspiration, a beloved wife, daughter, aunt, cousin, niece, sister, friend and colleague.
About SCMF Writing Prizes
For five years, SCMF honored Sandra’s memory by enabling talented women with a passion for writing to hone their craft. Through two awards, the SCMF-SWF Ohio Writers Scholarship and the Creative Nonfiction Prize, SCMF connected Sandra’s lives in Ohio and Sweden along with two writing events that she supported: the Stockholm Writers Festival and the First Pages Prize.
About the Memorial
The Sandra Carpenter Memorial was conceived out of Sandra’s family and friends’ hope to carry on her vibrant and generous spirit. To support her passion projects, continue her legacy and to inspire other women writers. Today, the Memorial celebrates Sandra through events like online book discussion groups and virtual “write-in” sessions that bring book lovers and writers together in her memory.
“In honor of the coming year, I thought I would take a slightly different turn and tell you about six things that made me happy—it's my version of a gratitude list:
1. Creative time.
2. Traveling.
3. Hanging out with family and friends.
4. Putting down roots.
5. Cooking, baking and perusing food markets.
6. Writing.”
— Sandra Carpenter, 59North 2015
59 North
“My not-so-secret passion has been writing a book. It’s called Going Viking and shares the story of what happens when I give up my cushy career and life in Cincinnati to follow that dream of living in Europe and traveling the world.” Sandra’s blog, 59 North, was the place where she test-drove the themes, experiences and stories she aspired to gather into her memoir.
