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Happy Lunar New Year….

Written by Sarah on January 25, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Lovely to celebrate on Monday in London’s Chinatown at a delicious meal with our Thai friend, Irene. So in honour of the Year of the Dragon, a quote from Cornelia Funke to remind us of the joy of being able to create our own worlds in fiction… I always wanted to ride a dragon myself, [...]

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The Arvon magic….

Written by Sarah on January 15, 2012 — 2 Comments

Having just come back from a week at the Hurst, I’ve been wondering what makes Arvon – both teaching and writing – work. I think it’s something to do with this quote, which I read out there: ‘To write means to live thoughtfully. To respect your inner life. To engage with the world. Why shouldn’t [...]

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OK – a beautiful little sentence animation

Written by Sarah on January 5, 2012 — Leave a Comment
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Carol Shield’s Anti-Procrastination Trick

Written by Sarah on January 4, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Carol Shields is possibly my Desert Island writer, so I was interested to find this piece in an 1998 interview about her useful trick to avoid procrastination: “There are days when I don’t want to do it. I don’t want to pick up that pen, it feels so heavy, or get myself onto the word [...]

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Mossy signs and stiles…

Written by Sarah on January 1, 2012 — Leave a Comment

…feeling grateful today for footpaths and the right to roam. Happy new year to you all x

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Listening to myself in 2012…

Written by Sarah on December 31, 2011 — 9 Comments

I’m normally a great one for resolutions – heck, I’ve already made one on here for this year, and last year I made 11 11s so I was tempted to do 12 12′s for this year. But I’m not. I will be putting more fun into my life – even if it sounds strange to [...]

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Something beautiful for nearly Christmas…

Written by Sarah on December 21, 2011 — Leave a Comment
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It’s Big. It’s Beautiful. It could be YOUR Bookplan….

Written by Sarah on December 1, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Anyone who is a writer, or works with writers, knows how important it is to really plan your book. Too often, and I know this to my cost, even a really great idea doesn’t have the stamina to carry on to the finish line. Well, hurrah, for YOUR BIG BEAUTIFUL BOOK PLAN, written by Danielle [...]

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Also posted in 2011, Danielle LaPorte, featured

Why isn’t every day like this one?

Written by Sarah on November 12, 2011 — 1 Comment

Poetry City 2011 – Secrets & Dreams from workers of art on Vimeo.

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ANNOUNCING MY NEW POETRY COLLECTION…

Written by Sarah on November 10, 2011 — 1 Comment

Why does this feel like a confession? I feel a bit bashful about this post, although it makes me happy, and I’ve been wondering why that is. I think it’s because poetry has felt like a refuge for me over the last five years. Not therapy – I get that elsewhere, thank you – but [...]

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YES, You DO need another Self-Help Book…

I'm very pleased to tell you that my first poetry collection, YOU DO NOT NEED ANOTHER SELF-HELP BOOK is now available to buy.

Here's what some people have said about it:

'Sexy and tragic - my favourite combination.' Will Hermes, Rolling Stone magazine

'I come undone when I read her words. Her poetry slays me.' Susannah Conway

'There's a quiet sizzling underneath the surface of these poems, which can make you smile and wince at the same time.' Philip Gross

You can listen to poems from the book here. And you can buy a copy here.

  • Meet Sarah

    "Sarah Salway is the Madonna of writing books. The dancing one, not the Mother of Jesus one."
    Neil Gaiman
  • Sarah is the Canterbury Laureate, Chair of the Kent & Sussex Poetry Society and Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the LSE. This blog is her writing journal, to be filled with small stories, prompts, and ideas, as well as inspiring people and things.

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MY BOOKS

YOU DO NOT NEED ANOTHER SELF-HELP BOOK - my debut poetry collection.

LEADING THE DANCE - A collection of my short stories.

SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH - my first - and alphabetical - novel, which has been translated into six languages so far.

GETTING THE PICTURE - a novel of love and revenge, based loosely on Les Liaisons Dangereuses but set in an old people' home. .

TELL ME EVERYTHING - my second novel, just re-published, which explores how we create ourselves through narrative.

News and events

* 16 May 2012 - Keep the date free - it's National Flash Fiction Day 2012!

23-27th July – Whitstable Oyster Festival

23-27th August – Herne Bay Festival

15-27 October – Canterbury International Festival

This year I'm proud to be the CANTERBURY LAUREATE. There is a special page on this website, soon to be filled with news of this role. I have plans! If you are linked to literature, art or education in Kent, and would like to work with me, then please do get in touch.

And in the news:
Listen to the first half of my CBC broadcast with William Gibson here, and the second part here.