Award-winning author Sarah Winifred Searle originally hails from spooky New England in the US and currently lives in sunny Perth. They write and illustrate comics and prose, telling stories across many genres that explore themes of identity, health, relationships, and history. They have an associate's degree in new media from Southern Maine Community College plus a bachelor's in humanities from Harvard University Extension School, and were Children's Writer-in-Residence at the Boston Public Library before moving to Australia. Their favorite things are making graphic novels, reading too much manga, and taking walks with their husband and cat.

Their books include SINCERELY, HARRIET (Lerner 2019), WHO WAS THE GIRL WARRIOR OF FRANCE?: JOAN OF ARC (Penguin 2022), THE GREATEST THING (Macmillan 2022), CHUBBY BUNNY (HarperCollins 2023), and THE SWEETNESS BETWEEN US (Macmillan 2024).

Honors include being shortlisted for the Outstanding Story Ignatz Award and the Slate Cartoonist Studio Prize, plus winning three silver Comic Arts Awards of Australia. THE GREATEST THING was a Lammy Award finalist, as well as shortlisted for CBCA Book of the Year and the Prime Minister's Literary Awards.

Sarah is experienced in delivering writing, illustration, and comic-making talks/workshops for all ages, having presented at events for Harvard University, Perth Festival Writers Week, Boston Public Library, comics festivals in Perth, Adelaide, and Toronto, and more!