Sarah Webb | |
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Born | Dalkey, Co. Dublin |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Sarah Webb is an Irish writer.
Webb writes for both children and adults and has had her work published in multiple languages across a number of countries. [1] Webb completed her degree in English and History of Art at Trinity College Dublin. [2] She started as a writer while working full time in a bookshop and writing at night. [3] [4]
Today Webb is considered a significant force for children's books in Ireland. In 2015 she was awarded the CBI Book of the Year Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Books in Ireland. [5] Her books Blazing a Trail: Irish Women Who Changed the World, illustrated by Lauren O’Neill, and A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea, illustrated by Steve McCarthy, have both won Irish Book Awards. [5] [6] [7] Webb was the Dun Laoghaire library Writer in Residence for 2016-2017 [8] and she has worked as a children's programmer for the MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland [9] and various book festivals such as 'Mountain to Sea'. [10] [11] Webb has returned to working in bookselling through the bookshop 'Halfway Up the Stairs' in Greystones. [11]
Webb was born in Dalkey. [2] Her father was a quantity surveyor and her mother worked as a teacher. [4] She has three children and lives in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin and spends time in Castletownshend, West Cork. [3] [12]