16 Facts About Sara Sheridan

Sara Sheridan was born on 7 June 1968 and is a Scottish activist and writer who works in a variety of genres, though predominantly in historical fiction.

Sara Sheridan is the creator of the Mirabelle Bevan mysteries.

Sara Sheridan is a former member of the Society of Authors Committee for Scotland and the Crime Writers Association.

From 2009 to 2015 Sheridan sat on the board of writers' collective, '26'.

Sara Sheridan ran the organisation's annual charity advent calendar, 26 Stories for Christmas.

Sara Sheridan has one daughter, Molly by her first marriage to Irish businessman, Seamus Sara Sheridan.

Sara Sheridan married her second husband, Alan Ferrier in 2011 and the couple live in Scotland.

Sara Sheridan was then commissioned by specialist publisher Barrington Stoke to write a novella for reluctant readers, called The Blessed and The Damned.

Sara Sheridan has written two children's picture books, which was inspired by her relationship with her niece and a pan-European picture book written with her daughter, Molly.

Sara Sheridan occasionally appears as a commenter on TV and radio in the UK.

Sara Sheridan has reported from both Tallinn, Estonia and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates for BBC Radio 4.

Sara Sheridan has contributed to several British newspapers, including writing blog articles for The Guardian in 2011,2012,2013 and 2014.

Sara Sheridan appeared, talking about history and feminism on RTE radio in 2017 and 2018.

Sara Sheridan writes blog articles for the Huffington Post and occasionally writes for the BBC online and as a cultural commentator on BBC Radio Scotland.

Sara Sheridan remapped Scotland for Historic Environment Scotland, which was included in the David Hume Institute's First Minister's Summer Reading List 2019.

Sara Sheridan closed in 2020 and its artefacts were collected by the National Museum of Scotland and Glasgow Women's Library.