Sabrina Shah

Sabrina Shah is a British Pakistani author who writes across children’s book genres. With a degree in Media practice, screenwriting and over twelve years of experience working in the UK publishing houses, she now focuses on creating stories of her own.

Her debut picture book ‘Music of the Mountains’ published in 2025 with Barefoot Books.

Her middle-grade horror fiction novel manuscript won The Golden Egg Academy award in 2022 and was also a finalist in the 2024 WriteMentor Novel awards. She has also adapted works with Penguin Random House Children’s UK for the BBC Studios licence ‘HEY DUGGEE’.

Sabrina is a strong advocate for diversity and marginalized communities in publishing by leading a global author critique group as well as being a founding member of Al-Raff, an author community in the United Arab Emirates.

She supports aspiring authors by offering her editorial services via her company The Story Oasis, as well as offering workshops and speaking on panels at literary festivals, schools and libraries.

Look out for her on her socials and website.