Sara Gethin

Sara Gethin grew up in Llanelli and worked as a primary school teacher. 'Not Thomas', her debut novel for adults, was shortlisted for The Guardian's Not the Booker prize in 2017 and the Waverton Good Read Award in 2018. Her writing has been shortlisted for the Colm Toibin International Short Story Award and she was selected for the Hay Festival Writers at Work programme in 2018.

She has written four children's books under the name Wendy White, and the first of these won the Tir na-nOg Award in 2014.

While west Wales remains her home, Sara is a frequent visitor to Ireland where she loves spending time browsing the many bookstores of Dublin. She is an avid reader and theatre-goer.

Website & Blog: saragethin.com

Facebook: @SaraGethinWriter

Twitter: @SGethinWriter

Instagram: @saragethinwriter