Sarah A. Hoyt

Sarah A. Hoyt
BornSarah D'Almeida
(1962-11-18) November 18, 1962
Granja, Águas Santas, Maia near Porto, Portugal
Pen name
  • Sarah D'Almeida
  • Elise Hyatt
  • Sarah Marques
  • Laurien Gardner
  • Sarah Marques de Almeida Hoyt
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1997–present
Genre
Notable awards
Website
www.sarahahoyt.com

Sarah A. Hoyt (born November 18, 1962) is a Portuguese-born American immigrant science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction writer. She won the 2011 Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel for her science fiction novel Darkship Thieves, and the 2018 Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel for Uncharted, which she co-authored with Kevin J. Anderson. She has written under the noms de plume Sarah D'Almeida, Elise Hyatt, Sarah Marques, Laurien Gardner, and Sarah Marques de Almeida Hoyt. She was the leader of the Sad Puppies campaign in the year that it ceased nominating candidates.