Author

Sarah Crossan

20 books, mostly literary fiction, for Bloomsbury Children's Books and Bloomsbury YA, 2017–2027

Sarah Crossan is an Irish author best known for innovative young adult fiction, especially novels written in free verse. A former English and drama teacher, she began publishing after completing a master’s degree in creative writing and has promoted creative writing in schools. Her novel One won the 2016 Carnegie Medal, and she served as Ireland’s Children’s Laureate from 2018 to 2020; she also writes adult literary fiction, including Here Is the Beehive.