SARA SHERIDAN is a historical novelist who writes
the Mirabelle Bevan Mysteries, plus epics based on
the real-life adventures of Victorian explorers. Her
novel On Starlit Seas was shortlisted for the Wilbur
Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2017. Fascinated
by women’s history, she appears regularly on
television and radio. She has been named one of
the Saltire Society’s 365 most influential women
past and present.
Sara Sheridan
Sara Sheridan was born in Edinburgh and studied English Literature at Trinity College Dublin. Fascinated by different media she has written a wide range of stories including contemporary novels, short films, teen and children’s books as well as historical fiction. In 2000 her first novel, Truth or Dare won a place in the 100 Best Scottish Books, as part of the Scottish Library Award. She was also included in Company magazine’s Top Ten Young Writers Under Thirty and was nominated for a Saltire Award in 2003. Sara has one daughter and lives in Edinburgh. For more information on Sara, visit www.sarasheridan.com.