Sarah J. Carlson
Author of Young Adult Contemporary novels involving social issues. Represented by Claire Anderson-Wh
05/11/2022
Found this at a Christmas craft fair in the of . It’s going to be one of my anchoring inspirations for my new , set here.
The artist said most of her sea glass comes from Cape Breton. She spends many hours finding the right colors and shapes.
25/10/2022
Working on a new project ❤️ It took me a while to find inspiration again, with mom-ing, working full-time, pandemic life, and moving from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia, but it came together about 2 weeks ago on a drive to Lunenburg after a trip to Celtic Colours in Cape Breton. Since then, I’ve put over 40k words on the page. ❤️
Sipping my favorite Nova Scotian beer, Cereal Killer by
16/10/2022
Cape Breton for
So here’s the story (or a tiny part of it)
I’ve been writing “novels” since I was twelve. Somewhere I still have a three inch binder with my very first attempt scrawled in pencil on loose leaf paper. I have several other manuscripts locked away in a virtual secret vault on my laptop, but learned volumes with each one I wrote.
While living in Singapore for a year and a half, I had the opportunity to focus entirely on my writing, thanks to my wonderful husband. I’ve also had the privilege of traveling to seventeen countries on four continents so far. What can I say? I like going on adventures.
Currently, I live near Madison, Wisconsin with my husband and young daughter. I have a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Masters of Science in Education, and an Education Specialist degree in School Psychology. Professionally, I work as a school psychologist in an elementary school with a diverse, mostly low income population; I have also worked in middle schools. My professional areas of focus include supporting the success of children with behavioral and mental health needs and helping to promote resilience in children who have been exposed to trauma or toxic stress. Love–love!–working with kids.
I write Contemporary YA that incorporates social issues. I am proud to say I’m represented by literary agent Claire Anderson-Wheeler at Regal Hoffman & Associates. I am a member of SCBWI.
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