Author Sara Goff founded the global educational charity Lift the Lid, Inc. in 2010, which supports underprivileged schools and encourages young people to exercise their creative expression through writing. Sara also founded Bridging Minds Collective (BMC) in 2019, a women-led organization that is bringing Americans together--all people, all parties, all perspectives--to talk about politics. The goal is to open communication and promote civil discussions in order to bridge the political divide for a more united America.Sara spent seven years as a New York City fashion designer and merchandiser before leaving her career to pursue nonprofit work. She attended Sewanee Writers’ Conference and received two fellowships to Summer Literary Seminars in St. Petersburg, Russia and Nairobi, Kenya. While living in Manhattan, she loved her work as a writing instructor for Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen Writers Workshop, founded by author Ian Frazier, and for The National Arts Club’s creative writing program for students.After seven years living in Stockholm, Sweden and then London, England, Sara is back in the States, enjoying life in Connecticut with her Swedish husband and their two sons. Her novel, I Always Cry at Weddings, is a New York City tale about figuring out life and finding love.