Sara Sheridan is an Edinburgh-based novelist who writes cosy crime noir mysteries set in 1950s Brighton and historical novels based on the real-life stories of late Georgian and early Victorian explorers. She has also written for children and occasionally takes on commercial non-fiction project including, in 2017, writing the companion guide to the ITV series, Victoria. She takes a broad approach to research from the archive to the vintage shop.
Sara is also an active campaigner and feminist. She is a twitter evangelist and a self-confessed swot. Sara believes writers need writers and has sat on a variety of committees in writing organisations as well as taking part in a plethora of writing exhibitions. She occasionally mentors fledgling writers for the Scottish Book Trust and appears regularly as an after-dinner speaker at corporate events.
In 2016, with her daughter, she founded the brand REEK. perfume with signature scent - Damn Rebel Bitches, which has been called 'the first feminist fragrance.' The company's second scent WITCHES was a top pick of beauty editors at both Stylist and Elle Magazine. Sara has been named one of the Saltire Society's 365 most influential Scottish women, past and present.
Sara is also an active campaigner and feminist. She is a twitter evangelist and a self-confessed swot. Sara believes writers need writers and has sat on a variety of committees in writing organisations as well as taking part in a plethora of writing exhibitions. She occasionally mentors fledgling writers for the Scottish Book Trust and appears regularly as an after-dinner speaker at corporate events.
In 2016, with her daughter, she founded the brand REEK. perfume with signature scent - Damn Rebel Bitches, which has been called 'the first feminist fragrance.' The company's second scent WITCHES was a top pick of beauty editors at both Stylist and Elle Magazine. Sara has been named one of the Saltire Society's 365 most influential Scottish women, past and present.
