Sarah Brenan

Sarah Brenan has been a book editor all her working life, working principally on titles for children and teenagers. She has produced board books, picture books, novels and non-fiction forages two to twenty-something, and finds that book-making is full of surprises and inspiration. Recent projects include Coming of Age: Growing Up Muslim in Australia; The Year It All Ended, a young adult novel set at the end of World War I and Prince of Afghanistan, a young adult novel about a dog and a soldier stranded in enemy territory.

Workshops ( Year 7, Year 8 ): From cover to cover: the book-making process

In her workshops, Sarah will talk about the many interesting aspects of an editor's job, from reading MSS to briefing cover designs, but with particular emphasis on what's involved in editing someone else's words. She will also give a few glimpses of the stories behind some of the books that Allen & Unwin has published.