Sandra Gurvis

Sandra Gurvis (www.sandragurvis.com) is the author of 18 commercially published books and hundreds of magazine and web articles. Her titles include DAY TRIPS FROM COLUMBUS, 4th ed. (forthcoming in 2025); OHIO CURIOSITIES, 2nd ed.; CAREERS FOR NONCONFORMISTS, which was a selection of the Quality Paperback Book Club; and more. Along having her books featured on radio, television and in newspapers and magazines, PARIS HILTON: A BIOGRAPHY was translated into Chinese and her second novel, COUNTRY CLUB WIVES was optioned as a television series by Insight Productions out of Toronto, Canada. Recent titles include 111 PLACES IN COLUMBUS THAT YOU MUST NOT MISS, MYTHS AND MYSTERIES OF OHIO and a re-issuing of her first novel, THE PIPE DREAMERS. Her most current project, THREE RINGLING CIRCUS: THE HISTORY OF SARASOTA, FLORIDA AND THE FAMOUS RINGLING BROTHERS is forthcoming from Pineapple/Rowman in early 2024. She is currently at work on DOING HARD TIME IN SENIORVILLE, the first of a series of satire/mysteries set in The Villages of Florida.

A freelance writer for over 30 years, Sandra has written corporate profiles and technical articles for clients such as Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Ohio Health, Merrill Lynch, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Association of American Medical Colleges and publications such as Selling Power, Creativity, ASRT Scanner, Optical Technology, B’nai B’rith magazine, Currents and AAA Today. Additionally, she has created Web content for Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Palm Beach Media, worth.com and many others. Along with rewriting and editing books on medical and business topics, she prepares newsletters and assists in the writing and publication of magazines and web content covering a variety of healthcare and business issues. 

A major aspect of her work has been on the Vietnam protests and their aftereffects. Her nonfiction title, WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWER CHILDREN GONE? delves into all facets of the Vietnam era, from tracking the student protest and conservative movements to comparing the controversy surrounding Vietnam and the Middle East. Her novel, THE PIPE DREAMERS is a fictional exploration of the late ’60s/early 70s, mostly set in the small college town of Hampton, Ohio. She has also written on this topic for the Ohio State Alumni Magazine, People and many other publications. 

Other bylines and credits include People, YM, Entertainment Weekly, Fiction Writer, Woman’s World, Parenting, The World and I, Coast to Coast, USA Weekend, Chicago Tribune, as well as travel articles, promotional materials and advertorials. 

 

Along with being selected for residencies and fellowships at the Mary Anderson Center in Mt. St. Francis, Indiana; the Vermont Writers Studio in Johnston; and receiving grants from the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) and the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas as well as certification from the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Sandra is a longtime member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). She lectures frequently on writing and her books and lives in Bradenton, Florida.

info Subjects

General

Arts & Culture
Education
Fitness & Nutrition
Food & Drink
Health & Medicine
Lifestyle
Nature & Environment
Pets
Science
Technology
Travel
Wellness

Specialties

I also do all types of business topics, except for finance. Specialties include personality profiles, in-depth coverage of complex subjects as well as content marketing and newsletters. I also manage a web page for a hospital for a medical center at a Big 10 university (Ohio State Wexner Medical Center) and have been a contract worker with them for 20 years.

notepad Skills

  • Advertorials
  • Annual reports
  • Articles
  • Blog posts
  • Books
  • Brochures
  • Case studies
  • Conference/meeting coverage
  • Content marketing
  • Copywriting
  • Editing
  • Feature writing
  • Event production
  • Ghostwriting
  • Ideation
  • News
  • News releases
  • Photography
  • Profiles
  • Project management
  • Publication management
  • Publicity
  • Q&A
  • Social media
  • Speechwriting
  • Technical writing
  • Web copy
  • White papers

notepad Writing Credits

People, Coast-to-Coast, Spirit, Currents, Selling Power, ASRT Scanner, Optical Technology, Creativity, NextAvenue, Writer’s Digest. Also: The World & I, Plant Sites & Parks, Long Weekends, Columbus Monthly and related specialty publications, Birmingham News, Chicago Tribune Magazine, USA Weekend, Fiction Writer, Discover Ohio, Woman’s World, others.

Corporate/association/governmental clients:
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Palm Beach media, Ohio State University College of Nursing, OhioHealth, USAID Advancing Nutrition, Merrill Lynch, Quantum, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), Emergency Nurses Association, Worth.com, Homestore.com, ABC-CLIO, Siemens, many others

notepad Book Credits

Books, Nonfiction: THREE RINGLING CIRCUS: THE CIRCUS, THE RINGLING BROTHERS AND SARASOTA (Pineapple/Rowman, 2024) DAY TRIPS FROM COLUMBUS (Globe Pequot, 2002, rev. ed. 2004, 3rd ed, 2009, 4th ed., 2025 [forthcoming]) 111 PLACES IN COLUMBUS THAT YOU MUST NOT MISS (Emons, 2019) MYTHS AND MYSTERIES OF OHIO (Globe Pequot, 2014) CONFESSIONS OF A CRAZY CAT LADY (Essays)(Loconeal,2014) OHIO CURIOSITIES (Globe Pequot, 2007, 2nd ed., 2011) PARIS HILTON: A BIOGRAPHY (Greenwood, 2011) (Translated into Chinese, China Publishing, 2015) MANAGING THE TELECOMMUTING EMPLOYEE, with Michael Amigoni (Adams, 2009) MANAGEMENT BASICS (Adams, 2007) WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWER CHILDREN GONE? (University Press of Mississippi, 2006) THE WELL-TRAVELED DOG (TFH, 2001) CAREERS FOR NONCONFORMISTS (Marlowe, 2000), Quality Paperback Book Club selection AMERICA’S STRANGEST MUSEUMS (Carol/Citadel, 1996, 1998 2nd ed) 30 GREAT CITIES TO START OUT IN (Macmillan, 1997) WAY STATIONS TO HEAVEN (Macmillan, 1996) THE OFF-THE-BEATEN PATH JOB BOOK (Citadel, 1995)

Novels: DOING HARD TIME IN GEEZERVILLE (in progress, first of a planned three series of books set in The Villages, FL) COUNTRY CLUB WIVES (Loconeal, 2012) (Optioned for TV, Insight Productions, 2014) THE PIPE DREAMERS (Olmstead, 2001, Reissued by Hydra, 2019)

Ghostwriting/Contributing Writer: THE 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE: A HANDBOOK FOR MANAGING TELEWORKERS with Don Philpott (Government Training, Inc.) STRESS EATER DIET (Linx) by Robert Posner, MD & Linda Hlivka BOOMER CONSUMER (Linx) by Matt Thornhill & John Martin THE GRAPEFRUIT SOLUTION (Linx) by Daryl Thompson and M. Joseph Ahrens, PhD., many others

star Awards, Honors, Appointments

Awards, recognitions, residencies: Ohio Optometric Association Media Award Quality Paperback Book Club (CAREERS FOR NONCONFORMISTS) Travel & Leisure Pick (AMERICA’S STRANGEST MUSEUMS) Research Grant, LBJ Library, Austin, TX (WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWER CHILDREN GONE?) Residency, Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT) Residency and Fellowship, Mary Anderson Center (Mt. St. Francis, IN) National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) (Topic: “Gender Identity and Mental Health: What’s the Cost?”)

Additional education/certification: Medical Writing Certification in Editing/Writing  Biomedical Research Design  Elements of Medical Terminology  Statistics for Medical Writers and Editors  Writing and Designing Materials for Patient Education  Essentials of Copyediting  Ethics of Authorship and Editorship Medical Writing, Advanced Course  Reporting Randomized Trials in Science Journals

Graduate Work, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio  Public Administration B.A.

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio  Sociology and Psychology

 

 

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