About Andrea
Andrea Cladis Hodge holds an MFA in Writing from Fairfield University and is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Elmhurst College with degrees in English Writing, Interdisciplinary Communications, French, and Secondary Education. A former journalist and high school English teacher, she currently works as an English Professor at Columbia College in Chicago, a freelance editor, writing consultant, and licensed fitness professional. She is an Advisory Board Member for Cambridge Scholars Publishing and her academic research has been published by SAGE Academic and NOVA Science Publishers. She has also written extensively for several magazines, newspapers, and social media blogs. She is the author of the memoir, Tatsimou, Hold On! (Adelaide Books, 2018), the Christian nonfiction books, Finding the Finish Line: Navigating the Race of Life through Faith and Fitness (CrossLink Publishing, 2017), and Fearless Stride: Faithfully Resilient in Christ – A 12 Week Devotional (Alive Publications, 2019), and the poetry collection, Forgotten Coffee. Her most recent book, Exhale Again, is a heartfelt poetry collection that centers on themes of love, loss, redemption, and the resilience of the human spirit. Known for her acute attention to detail and openness to inquiry, Andrea’s writing attracts a wide array of enthusiastic readers. Her writing has been described as “emotive, yet brazen, seasoned with thinly veiled cynicism, and a pinch of sarcasm.” You can follow her on Instagram: @writer_andi_hodge or on Facebook @WriterAndi (Andrea Cladis, Author).
