Sarah Armstrong

Sarah’s first novel for readers aged 9+, Big Magic, is a 2023 CBCA Notable Book. The sequel, Magic Awry came out last year. In a previous life, she was an award-winning ABC Radio journalist before moving to Mullumbimby in northern NSW where she wrote novels including the Miles Franklin shortlisted Salt Rain. She's found her home writing for kids and her next middle-grade novel will be out in 2025. She teaches writing in schools, for writers’ festivals and at university and she co-hosts the podcast: Five Writers Five Minutes.