Dallas County

Fiction Writer

Hank Sanders started writing fiction while he was a student at Talladega College. He continued writing while at Harvard Law School during which time he wrote a play. After a powerful, personal experience, Hank wanted to write again in order to capture the essence of that experience. He finds that he creates fiction that is based in truth. Hank has also served as an Alabama Senator since 1983 and dreams of writing full-time. He is currently in the process of writing two other books.

Hank’s novel,Death of a Fat Man, is written in the form of letters from a grandfather to his four-year-old granddaughter. The old man shares his life and death struggles which include how to overcome any obstacle that his granddaughter may face in life. Hank wrote his spiritual book for every type of reader and the struggles that all of humanity faces.