Sarah Crossan

Sarah Crossan is an Irish author. She grew up in Ireland and England, studied philosophy and literature, and trained as an English and drama teacher in Cambridge. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as an English teacher in the UK and the United States. She wrote poems and stories from an early age. Her young adult novels have received several awards, including the Carnegie Medal. Her verse novel *The Weight of Water* was nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize, and other works by her have also appeared on its shortlist.