Sarah Webb is an Irish writer.
Sarah Webb | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dalkey, Co. Dublin |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Biography edit
Webb writes for both children and adults and has had her work published in multiple languages across a number of countries.[1] Webb completed her degree in English and History of Art at Trinity College Dublin.[2] She started as a writer while working full time in a bookshop and writing at night.[3][4]
Today Webb is considered a significant force for children's books in Ireland. In 2015 she was awarded the CBI Book of the Year Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Books in Ireland.[5] Her books Blazing a Trail: Irish Women Who Changed the World, illustrated by Lauren O’Neill, and A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea, illustrated by Steve McCarthy, have both won Irish Book Awards.[5][6][7] Webb was the Dun Laoghaire library Writer in Residence for 2016-2017[8] and she has worked as a children's programmer for the MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland[9] and various book festivals such as 'Mountain to Sea'.[10][11] Webb has returned to working in bookselling through the bookshop 'Halfway Up the Stairs' in Greystones.[11]
Background edit
Webb was born in Dalkey.[2] Her father was a quantity surveyor and her mother worked as a teacher.[4] She has three children and lives in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin and spends time in Castletownshend, West Cork.[3][12]
Bibliography edit
Novels edit
- Three Times a Lady (2000)
- Always the Bridesmaid (2001)
- Something to Talk About (2002)
- Some Kind of Wonderful (2003)
- It Had to Be You (2004)
- Take a Chance (2005)
- When the Boys Are Away (2007)
- Mums the Word (2007)
- Anything for Love (2009)
- The Loving Kind (2010)
- The Shoestring Club (2012)
- The Memory Box (2013)
- The Little Bee Charmer of Henrietta Street (2021)
- The Weather Girls (2024)
Children's series edit
Ask Amy Green edit
- Boy Trouble (2009)
- Summer Secrets (2010)
- Bridesmaid Blitz (2010)
- Love and Other Drama-Ramas (2011)
- Dancing Daze (2012)
- Wedding Belles (2013)
Songbird Cafe Girls edit
- Mollie Cinnamon Is Not a Cupcake (2015)
- Sunny Days and Moon Cakes (2015)
- Aurora and the Popcorn Dolphin (2016)
Picture books edit
- Emma the Penguin (2010)
- A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea (2017)
- Dare to Dream (2019) (with Graham Corcoran)
- Sally Go Round the Stars (2020) (with Claire Ranson)
- The One With The Waggly Tail (2020)
Non fiction edit
- Kids Can Cook (1998)
- Children's Parties (1998)
- Kids Can Cook: Around the world (2001)
- Blazing a Trail (2018)
- Animal Crackers (2020)
- Be Inspired! (2022)
Sources edit
- ^ "Sarah Webb | Authors | The Soho Agency". thesohoagency.co.uk.
- ^ a b "On writers' block". Independent.ie. 1 September 2003.
- ^ a b "Sarah Webb". Writing.ie.
- ^ a b "'When my first book came out, I was a single mum working full-time and writing at night.'". Independent.ie. 25 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Sarah Webb Changes the World". International Literature Festival Dublin. 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Sarah Webb". Irish Book Awards.
- ^ "Previous winners". Irish Book Awards.
- ^ "dlr Writer in Residence 2016-2017, Sarah Webb". dlr LIBRARIES.
- ^ "Bright Sparks Creative Bursts – MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland". moli.ie.
- ^ "Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival". www.dochara.com.
- ^ a b "The writer who went back to bookselling". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Sarah Webb | Childrens Books Ireland". childrensbooksireland.ie.