About Me
Hey there. I'm Faydra. Never Fay. Seriously--never.
I'm a south Florida native and beach lover whose writing obsession started in 4th grade after a "write three haiku" assignment. I figured surely the teacher meant three pages of haiku.
I met my husband at the University of Florida. Go, Gators. We have three sons. The oldest was adopted from Russia and the middle was foster adopt, so if you wanna talk adoption I am here for that. We had our youngest, the uh, old-fashioned way. Really old-fashioned, you might say, since we did a home-birth. He has Fragile-X syndrome. I'm all about talking about that too.
I like concerts and theme parks and big cities and small towns and trendy restaurants and mom 'n pop hole-in-the-walls and book events and museums and getting away from all those things to hike or kayak or paddle board.
I did NOT pull a Rory Gilmore with that Chewie.
On the average day I mom. I wife. I teach. And, more years since my MFA than I'd care to admit, I write books.
Let’s Connect:
Twitter @faydrastratton
Facebook @AuthorFaydra
Instagram @faydrastratton
Or perhaps at a Florida Writer's Association conference or SCBWI event. (I'm a member of both.)
Disclaimer:
The photos on this site are taken of the people and places I love. Please do not use any of the images without my written consent.
Official Author Bio and Photo:
Faydra Stratton is a writer, English teacher, wife, and mom to three boys. Her youngest son has Fragile X Syndrome, a spectrum disorder similar to autism but with a known genetic cause. Faydra attended the University of Florida (Go, Gators!) for undergrad and UNC Wilmington where she received an MFA in creative writing. Faydra was born and raised in West Palm Beach, FL and now resides with her family a little farther up the coast in Port St Lucie. When not teaching, reading, or writing, she loves all things beach life: sunbathing, kayaking, paddle boarding, boating, and snorkeling. But not scuba diving. She just can’t clear her ears.