Sandra Hyde Memorial Trust
Because so many have been touched by Sandra’s life, either personally or through reading her wonderful books, her family has set up a trust to continue her legacy of generosity and kindness by furthering the career of an emerging writer.
Money raised by the Trust will form an annual education grant, awarded to an aspiring NZ-based romance writer to enable them to attend a national or international writers conference, to improve their craft and progress their writing goals. Sandra knew from her own experience that attending such conferences is an important step on the road to publication.
Sandra wrote for Silhouette Desire, an imprint of Harlequin Enterprises under the pseudonym, Sandra Hyatt. A gifted writer, her books regularly hit the USA Today bestseller list and Waldens/Border’s Bestseller list. Her fourth book, a novella called Mistletoe Magic, was nominated for a 2011 Rita, the romance world’s equivalent of the Oscars. Her eighth book, will be published in December 2011. An active member of Romance Writers of New Zealand, Sandra served on the executive for three terms and was always willing to reach out to new writers with advice and encouragement. She was also a much loved member of Romance Writers of America.
If you wish to be part of Sandra’s legacy to future writers, you can make a contribution to the trust by:
- Direct credit to the Bank of New Zealand, Sandra Hyde Memorial Romance Writers Trust – Account Number 02-0400-0092688-00
(For International Transfers – Sort Code 02-04-00 Swift Code BKNZNZ22)
-Cheque (within NZ) made out to the Sandra Hyde Memorial Romance Writers Trust and posted to: 191 McNicol Rd, RD5 Papakura, Auckland.
-Paypal using SandraHydeTrust@Gmail.com as the recipient.
For further information please email SandraHydeTrust@gmail.com
Many thanks from the Trustees,
Scott, Sarah, Tessa , Karina, Adele, Brian
