Kelly Boyer Sagert Non-Member Joined 2026

Writer with a passion for history & speaking names

Fiction Poetry Nonfiction

Kelly Boyer Sagert is an experienced writer with dozens of books to her credit, including eighteen under her own byline and the rest ghostwritten. Her most recent book, Wells Waite Miller and Me: An 8th OVI Civil War Biography, has won the following awards so far:

•2026 San Francisco Book Festival Best Biography Award

•2026 Storytrade Book Awards Biography First Runner Up

•2026 San Francisco Book Festival Best History Finalist

•2026 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Best History Finalist

She wrote the script for the documentary, Trail Magic: The Grandma Gatewood Story, that appeared on PBS, received an Emmy Award nomination, and won multiple film festival awards. She also wrote the script and served as associate producer for Victoria Woodhull: Shattering Glass Ceilings that screened at the Cleveland International Film Festival and has won film festival awards.

Boyer Sagert is also an editor, poet, and mentor/teacher.

Location:

Lorain, OH

Birthdate:

8 July

Social:

Blog/web

Blog/web