She is a published author of short stories and poetry, and for more than 40 years has performed her work, including plays, within the UK as well as internationally.
She has worked in libraries as a literature development officer, as well as in art galleries and with community groups in many other settings.
[1] Sandra A. Agard was born in Hackney, London, to Guyanese parents who had travelled to the UK in the early 1950s.
[2][3] In a career spanning 40 years, she has been a professional storyteller, author, tutor, playwright, literary consultant, editor and cultural historian, working in educational, cultural institutions, organisations and literary festivals throughout the UK and internationally, including in the United States.
[5] Publications where her short stories have appeared include Tales, Myths and Legends, Time for Telling and in Malorie Blackman's anthology Unheard Voices.