Sarah Armstrong
Author | Grades 4 – 7
Courage in the Wild
Sarah Armstrong is a Walkley Award-winning journalist and former ABC reporter who now writes captivating fiction for young readers. Her novels include the CBCA Notable Big Magic, its sequel Magic Awry and Run, a gripping survival thriller set in the Australian bush. Sarah’s stories explore courage, resilience and the power of imagination.
In her interactive sessions, she shares her fascination with survival stories, quizzes students on real-world survival skills and reveals how to craft edge-of-your-seat suspense. Audiences go behind the scenes of a writer’s life, brainstorming their own thrilling story ideas, titles and cover concepts.
