Mandie Hines writes poetry and horror where she captures moments of vulnerability and strives to offer a glimmer of hope. Her debut poetry collection Origami Stars & Hot Air Moon (Winter Goose Publishing, 2020) traverses through the process of grieving, reclaiming hope, remembering love, and rediscovering memories, while going down a path that eventually leads to healing. Besides her own writing, she promotes creative writing in her community.
Her poems “Sustenance” and “It Falls Apart in December” received Honorable Mentions in the 2023 Eugene V. Shea National Poetry Contest. Her poem “Disappearing” took third place in the 2022 Eugene V. Shea National Poetry Contest. Her poem “Revelation of a Murmuration” took first place in the WyoPoets’ 2021 Members-Only Contest.
In her thriller/horror novel The Lost Always Take Off Their Shoes (Winter Goose Publishing, 2022), yūrei, vengeful spirits, are luring victims to their deaths in a small town in Washington. Unsuspecting and distracted, Kaitlynn is haunted by nightmares, unexplained bruises, and glimpses of a woman no one else sees. When her family is attacked, and people in her life start to disappear, she searches her family history for answers. Fearing it’s already too late, Kaitlynn races against an old vengeance to unbury dark family secrets.
Mandie is the creator of the Facebook group Cheyenne Writers Community where writers share local writing events, find encouragement, and connect with other writers. She served four years on the WyoPoets’ board as Vice President, President, and twice as Past President, respectively. She’s hosted monthly poetry open mics for the past five years. She created and hosts WyoPoets’ monthly Virtual Poetry Night held over Zoom, and Spoken Word Poetry at The Hawthorn Tree in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Both events are open to anyone who would like to share or listen to poetry. She conducts poetry workshops for students, the elderly, and everyone in between to make poetry more accessible to read, write, understand, and perform.
She has many loves including family, reading, writing, hiking, yoga, and God. Frequently by her side is an animal, which was advertised as a Great Dane, but may in fact be a horse or possibly a Velociraptor. Evidence is mounting in favor of the latter.
Creator and member of Cheyenne Writers Community
Member of the writing group Page Turners
Member of Wyoming Writers, Inc.
Member and Past President of WyoPoets. (Vice President 2019-2020, President 2020-2021, Past President 2021-2023)
Host of Virtual Poetry Night for WyoPoets, 2nd Sunday of every month at 5 p.m.
Host of Spoken Word Poetry at The Hawthorn Tree in Cheyenne, WY, 2nd Sunday of every month at 1 p.m.
