Sandi Schwartz

Sandi Schwartz is an award-winning environmental author and freelance journalist with over 20 years of experience effectively and creatively communicating to diverse audiences in the areas of sustainability, home and garden, nature, and wellness. Her bylines include Yahoo!, MSN, Dwell, Success, Mother Earth News, Verywell, mindbodygreen, BobVila.com, Family Handyman, Earth911, and many more publications. She has also written numerous content marketing articles about wellness and environmental topics for clients. 

Sandi’s award-winning book, Finding Ecohappiness: Fun Nature Activities to Help Your Kids Feel Happier and Calmer, focuses on the mental health benefits of nature. Her work in this area has been featured in The Washington Post, USA Today, National Geographic, Yahoo!, Good Housekeeping, Library Journal, Authority Magazine, and more. She is the recipient of the following awards: GOLD book awards from Foreword Reviews, Nautilus Book Award, Benjamin Franklin Award from Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), and Nonfiction Book Award from Nonfiction Authors Association; Arlene Book Award: Books That Make a Difference from American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA); and environmental writing/journalism Indigo Award from Sierra Club Florida Chapter.

Sandi is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), ACES: The Society for Editing, Editorial Freelancers Association, and GardenComm: Garden Communicators International. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies at The George Washington University, a Master of Arts in Government with an Environmental Focus at Johns Hopkins University, and a Specialization Certificate in Foundations of Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She also completed the Poynter ACES Introductory Certificate in Editing.

You can learn more about her work at http://www.sandischwartz.com and https://ecohappinessproject.com.

info Subjects

General

Nature & Environment
Parenting
Wellness
Lifestyle

Specialties

Sustainability, environmentalism, home and garden, climate change, nature, green living, mental health, wellness, happiness, positive psychology, parenting

notepad Skills

  • Blog posts
  • Books
  • Brochures
  • Communications strategy
  • Editing
  • Essays
  • Social media
  • Web copy
  • Content marketing
  • E-books
  • Feature writing
  • Ghostwriting
  • White papers
  • Articles
  • Profiles

notepad Writing Credits

See https://www.sandischwartz.com/portfolio

star Awards, Honors, Appointments

  • GOLD book award from Foreword Reviews.
  • GOLD award from Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin Award program.
  • GOLD Nautilus Book Award.
  • GOLD award by Nonfiction Book Awards, via Nonfiction Authors Association.
  • BRONZE award Living Now Book Award
  • Arlene Book Award: Books That Make a Difference from American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA).
  • Environmental writing/journalism Indigo Award from Sierra Club Florida Chapter.

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