Sarah Armstrong
Sarah Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) |
| Occupations | journalist and novelist |
| Known for | Salt Rain |
Sarah Armstrong (born 1968)[1] is an Australian journalist and novelist. Over an eight-year period she worked for the ABC on radio programs including AM, PM and The World Today where she won a Walkley Award in 1993.[2][3][4]
In 2005, her first novel Salt Rain won the Dobbie Encouragement Award,[5] and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award[6] and the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards.[3]
Armstrong's 2025 novel, Run, was shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers in 2026.[7]
Novels
- Salt Rain, 2004
- His Other House, 2015
- Promise, 2016
- Big Magic, 2022
- Magic Awry, 2023
- Run, 2025
- The Wave, 2026
References
- ↑ "Sarah Armstrong". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ Hardy, Karen (7 March 2015). "Sarah Armstrong, author of His Other House". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.
- 1 2 Sarah Armstrong Official website
- ↑ Melbourne, National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of. "Armstrong, Sarah - Woman - The Australian Women's Register". www.womenaustralia.info.
- ↑ "Dobbie Literary Award For women writers of a first published book of fiction or nonfiction classifiable as 'life writing'. Life writing for the purpose of this award includes novels, autobiography, biography, travel and other writing with a strong personal element". www.literaryawards.com.au.
- ↑ "Book contest Miles behind". Theage.com.au. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "CBCA 2026 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.