Sara Acton is an award-winning author and illustrator. Sara grew up in the Cotswolds in England and always loved drawing, especially people and other strange creatures. She studied BA Hons Fine Art and trained as an Art Teacher in London. After teaching and practicing art in England and New Zealand Sara moved with her family to Australia. 

Sara now lives in a small seaside village on the New South Wales coast, where she enjoys writing and illustrating for children in her studio, whilst drinking tea and eating far too many biscuits.
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Her first picture book Ben and Duck won the 2012 Children's Book Council of Australia Crichton Award for new illustrators.

Sara is represented by Margaret Connolly & Associates.

CLIENTS :
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Hardie Grant Egmont
Little Hare Books
Penguin Random House
Harper Collins 
ABC Books
Walker Books
Scholastic
​Allen & Unwin
Working Title Press

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AWARDS :

2020 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Younger Readers:
Mr Walker and the Dessert Delight
2019 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Younger Readers:
The Tales of Mr Walker
2019 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood:
Dinosaur Day Out
2019 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood:
​A Boat of Stars
2018 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood:
Stitches & Stuffing
2017 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood:
Oh Albert!
2016 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood:
As Big as You
2015 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood:
Bridie's Boots
2014 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood:
Daisy and the Puppy
2014 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Picture Book of the Year:
Esther's Rainbow
​2012 Winner of the Crichton Award for new Illustrators:
Ben & Duck
2012 60th Annual Book Design Awards of Australia, Best designed Children's Cover of the Year, Commended:
Ben & Duck
2012 60th Annual Book Design Awards of Australia, Winner of the Best designed Children's Picture Book:
Ben & Duck