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 Central Coast of NSW, where she enjoys writing and illustrating for children in her studio, whilst drinking tea and eating far too many biscuits. When not in her studio she can be found out and about sketching and visiting schools, libraries and bookshops to deliver presentations and workshops.
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.
Sara now lives in a small seaside village on the Central Coast of NSW, where she enjoys writing and illustrating for children in her studio, whilst drinking tea and eating far too many biscuits. When not in her studio she can be found out and about sketching and visiting schools, libraries and bookshops to deliver presentations and workshops.
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.
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CLIENTS :
Affirm Press Simon & Schuster Hardie Grant Egmont Little Hare Books Penguin Random House Harper Collins ABC Books Walker Books Scholastic Allen & Unwin Working Title Press |
FELLOWSHIPS & RESIDENCIES :
2023 Lighthouse Arts Residency, Hunter Writers Centre 2022 May Gibbs Children's Literature Fellowship 2013 Margaret Hamilton Illustrator in Residency AWARDS :
2026 SCWBI ILLUSTRATOR AWARD, Established Illustrator, FIRST PRIZE Harry and Gran Bake a Cake: 2026 Shortlisted, Indie Book Awards A Wish for Baby: 2025 Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards, Birth to Three yrs Jack's Jumper: 2023 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood I'll Always be Older Than You: 2021 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood Mummy Cuddle : 2020 Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards, Birth to Three yrs Mr Walker and the Dessert Delight: 2020 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Younger Readers The Tales of Mr Walker: 2019 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Younger Readers Dinosaur Day Out: 2019 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood A Boat of Stars: 2019 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood Stitches & Stuffing: 2018 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood Oh Albert!: 2017 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood As Big as You: 2016 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood Bridie's Boots: 2015 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood Daisy and the Puppy: 2014 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Early Childhood Esther's Rainbow: 2014 CBCA Notables Book of the Year, Picture Book of the Year Ben & Duck: 2012 Winner of the Crichton Award for new Illustrators 2012 60th Annual Book Design Awards of Australia, Best designed Children's Cover of the Year, Commended 2012 60th Annual Book Design Awards of Australia, Winner of the Best designed Children's Picture Book |