Sarah Wallace is an author and book enthusiast with a passion for the power of words. She writes flash fiction, short stories, poetry and children’s books and spent four years as a reviewer for Kids’ Book Review. Sarah’s latest picture book, Learning You by Heart, was published in May 2026 and is a beautiful love song from a parent to a child.
Sarah’s first picture book, Emma’s Freckles, was published in 2023. It is a magical story of self-acceptance inspired by Gaelic mythology and filled with twinkling stars, a shimmering island and connection to stories of ancestors.
Sarah has served on the ACT Committee of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and is a member of MARION (ACT Writers Centre), the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) and the Australian Society of Authors.
She works in government education policy, holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Early Childhood) and a Master of Education. In her spare time Sarah enjoys reading, walking, gardening and spending time with her three children and budgie, Minty.
In 2019, Sarah had two flash fiction pieces published in an anthology, Impact, edited by Irma Gold. The two stories included were Empty and The Scarf.
Her first picture book, Emma’s Freckles was published in 2023, and her second picture book, Learning You by Heart was published in 2026.
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