Sara Sheridan

Experience

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  Self-employed

  Jan 1997 - Sept 2016

  Writer
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  Random House UK

  Jan 1997 - Feb 2003

  Writer

  • Truth or Dare (Random House) 1998• Ma Polinski’s Pockets (Random House) 2000• The Pleasure Express (Random House) 2001

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  Barrington Stoke

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Writer

  • The Blessed and the Damned (Barrington Stoke) 2002

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  Simon and Schuster

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Writer

  • Scottish Girls About Town (Simon and Schuster) 2003

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  Accent Press

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Writer

  • Sexy Shorts for the Summer (Accent Press) 2004

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  ChickenHouse Publishing

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2015

  Writer

  • I’m Me (Chicken House) 2011I wrote this story for my niece, Imogen and originally it was part of an exhibition of student illustrators/professional writers that was staged by Faber at the London College of Communication and Design as part of London Design Week 2007. Chicken House picked up the story and had it reillustrated and now it's on sale worldwide including publication by Scholastic in the US and a Korean edition that I can't read!

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  HarperCollins UK

  Jan 2009 - now

  Writer

  • The Secret Mandarin (Avon, HarperCollins) 2009• Secret of the Sands (Avon, HarperCollins) 2011 and two ghostwritten, non-fiction books for HarpersElement

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  Luath Press

  Jan 2010 - Mar 2010

  Writer

  • The Book That Changed My Life (Scottish Book Trust) 2010

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  Society of Authors

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2013

  Committee member

  I sit on the Society of Authors Committee for Scotland.

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  26Treasures

  Feb 2011 - Mar 2016

  Board Member: UK wide writers' collective '26'

  Coordinating UK wide projects that celebrate the importance of words including the 26 Treasures project and #26Winters at the Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh.

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  Polygon

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2015

  Writer

  I write the Mirabelle Bevan Mystery series set in 1950s Brighton and LondonBrighton Belle, London Calling, England Expects and most recently, British Bulldog.

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  Scottish Book Trust

  Nov 2011 - Nov 2012

  Mentor

  Mentoring fledgling writers to pass on industry and creative skills.

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  Little Brown

  Jul 2015 - now

  Writer

  Commissioned to continue to write the Mirabelle Bevan Mystery series when the backlist of 4 books was bought from the original publisher. The series will run to 11 books.

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  Urban Reivers

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2020

  Founder

  I founded Urban Reivers in an old garage on the mews lane that runs behind my flat. We launched in August 2016 - with the site going live on 1 August and a 4 week pop up on George Street during the festival fringe. The company has two ranges - bide accessories and swally cocktails. We have fostered several creative collaborations and are dedicated to challenging Scotland's cultural cringe. Artefacts are a big part of the historical research I delve into when I'm writing so Urban Reivers, in a way, is me making my own connection to history - WWII heroes (silk scarves based on MI9 escape maps) and the long and proud history of Scottish distilling all feature. Show less

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  Black & White publishing

  Nov 2015 - now

  Writer

  Commissioned to write On Starlit Seas, a historical novel set in 1823 based on the story of Maria Graham, John Murray author, scientist and adventurer - On Starlit Seas. The book is now out and I am working on a further historical novel set in Antarctica in 1842 - The Ice Maiden.

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  REEK perfume

  Sept 2016 - Jun 2020

  Founder

  Founded REEK. perfume with its signature scent DAMN REBEL BITCHES in memory of the Jacobite women. DRB has been called 'the first feminist fragrance' and was spotted within weeks of going on sale by WGSN style guide and featured in UK VOGUE.In 2016 we launched DAMN REBEL WITCHES, our second scent which was tipped by ELLE and HARPERSBAZAAR. REEK challenges beauty industry norms in everything it does, not least its unretouched and inclusive photo campaigns. REEK's images and artefacts have now been collected by the National Museum of Scotland and the Glasgow Women's Library Show less

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  HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED

  Jan 2020 - now

  Writer

  Commissioned to write historical fiction including novels The Fair Botanists and Disrobed.