Sarah Salway

Sarah Salway is a novelist, journalist and poet. She’s the author of three novels – Something Beginning With, Tell Me Everything and Getting the Picture – as well as two collections of short stories and two poetry collections. Her latest book, Learning Springsteen on my Language App, was the joint winner of the Geoff Stevens Memorial Prize. A collection of poems based on the life and legacy of the 18th-century landscape designer, Capability Brown, will come out in June 2026.

A former Canterbury Laureate and Hawthornden Fellow, she has twice been the recipient of an international residential writing fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Her writing has been published in a wide range of publications, including Psychologies magazine, The Scotsman, The Financial Times, Poetry London and commissioned for BBC Radio 4.

Sarah trained as a journalist at the London College of Fashion and holds an MA in Writing with Distinction from the University of Glamorgan. She runs regular workshops on writing and wellbeing for community-based groups.

Sarah Salway is a novelist, journalist and poet. In addition to publishing three novels, she has won awards for both her poetry and short stories. Originally trained as a journalist and writing for national newspapers, she has also worked with local authorities and many charities on their communication skills, helping them provide clear messaging to funders and supporters. Through her regular workshops on writing and wellbeing for community-based groups, she aims to offer space and permission for everyone to feel confident in expressing themselves on the page. Sarah’s TEDx talk is about enjoying the words we use every day.