Sally Poyton is a neuro
diverse writer, who struggles with dyslexia,
dyscalculia (like dyslexia but with numbers) and dyspraxia (like dyslexia but with coordination), she
also has issues, POTS, Hyper Flexibility, and mobility issues, which means her
spelling is wobbly and so is she!
Sally was brought up in
Oxfordshire in a home with menagerie of animals with everything from pigeons
and parrots, to iguanas and goats. Sally studied Art at University and after
graduation she worked in an array of jobs, from professional artist, peddling
vegetables and even selling paint to the Queen!
In recent years Sally has worked as a bookseller in, museums
and both independent and second-hand bookshops, doing green grass book selling,
author events, publicity and even setting up and running a thriving children's
department. Sally is an active member of SCBWI-BI having been part of the
conference committee and arranging the professional series.
Sally started writing when her children were small; her
first novel was honorary mentioned in Undiscovered Voices Anthony 2012. Sally
has made The Times / Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition long list
twice; in 2013 and 2014. Sally is continuously writing and striving to hone her
craft working with Book Bound and The Golden Egg Academy.
Sally now lives in the rolling Chiltern's with her family
and menagerie with everything from Chameleons and Chickens, to Praying Mantis
and Map Turtles.
Sally is represented by Lauren Gardner of Bell Lomax Moreton.
...Long-listed for the Chicken House / The Times Children's Fiction Competition 2013, with 'Through Mortal Eye’s'!
...Long-listed for the Chicken House / The Times Children's Fiction Competition 2014, with;'Journey to the Bone Factory
