It’s always been my dream to live in Japan one day, and to create a retreat centre for other writers, and this year both dreams are coming true! I now have a writer’s visa that allows me to be in Japan full-time, and I’ve bought a beautiful old house near Himeji. Next year I will run the first retreat for aspiring and emerging female writers, so check it out here: https://www.thekisekiwritingretreat.com/
Sarah Holding is a full-time children's and YA author based in the UK and Japan.
Her fictional debut 'SeaBEAN', a best-selling time travel adventure trilogy, is regarded as a leading 'cli-fi' text, and is being taught in primary schools across the UK and around the world.
'CHAMELEON', her first YA novel published in 2020, is set during the fall of Atlantis.
Sarah's first collection of poems, 'How to Write a Poem', which was written during lockdown, came out in 2021.
Her second YA novel 'blackloop', an edgy coming-of-age sci-fi romance, came out in 2023.
Sarah's latest offering 'Road to True North', her third YA novel about an ill-fated roadtrip around Iceland, comes out in September 2025.
Sarah has given over 250 author-led creative writing workshops and talks for schools, libraries, festivals and offers a range of virtual discovery sessions for schools overseas.
When she's not writing, Sarah loves painting and drawing, travelling, cooking, singing and playing jazz.
