Sandy McKay is a New Zealand children's writer, freelance author and adult literacy tutor.
Several of her books have been shortlisted for or have won awards, including Recycled, which won the Junior Fiction section of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2002.
[2][3] After leaving school at 17, she worked for several years before attending the University of Otago and graduating with a BA in political studies.
[4][5] In 2002, she was the University of Otago College of Education / Creative New Zealand Children's Writer in Residence.
[4][5] Recycled won the Junior Fiction category in the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2002.