Amy Haywood Hughes

Amy Haywood Hughes is a Savannah-based novelist, columnist, and lobbyist with a journalism degree from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Mercer University. As owner of Hughes Public Affairs, she advocates for her clients’ legislative and regulatory priorities. A lifelong Girl Scout, Amy and her husband, Lee, have three sons, a grandson and a granddaughter who love the feel of marsh mud squishing through their toes. She lives in coastal Georgia on the Isle of Hope, where dolphins swim through her backyard daily.