Who is Sarah Parkin?
Check out Sarah's Blog to read about her adventures as she travels in search of destinations with character!
We’re happy to announce that Medium of Murder has been honored as an Award-Winning Finalist in the Fiction & Literature: Anthologies category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News!
BOOK SIGNINGS
Saturday, December 5, 2009
2 p.m.
Velma Teague Library
7010 North 58th Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 (623) 930-3430
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
1 p.m.
Mesquite Library
4525 Paradise Village Parkway North Paradise Valley, AZ 85032 602-262-4036
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
3:30 p.m.
Tempe Library
3300 South Rural Road Tempe AZ 85282 480-350-5500
Sarah is always interested in finding new story ideas - both fiction and non-fiction, and new markets interested in publishing them.
Medium of Murder review from the blogs!
Sarah Parkin began her freelance career in 1999 writing about business and community issues for The Arizona Republic. A story for the Republic led her into an opportunity to participate in the Phoenix Citizen’s Police Academy, and later to a seat on the board for alumni involved in the program. In 2001, she began writing biographies for Thomson Gale publications. She was tapped to take part in the Phoenix FBI Citizen Academy in January of 2002. In 2005, the FBI invited her to tour the FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. National Novel Writer’s Month captured her attention in 2005 and 2006. When View Magazine started up in 2007, she jumped at the chance to write for them, and quickly became a regular contributing writer for the publication. In 2009, she began writing a Farmer’s Market column several times each week for Examiner.com, covering the food producers, the markets, and the chefs and restaurants connected to them. This presented a great opportunity to write about food, as well as a chance to polish her skills in publishing content and photographs online. She also began writing for several of the AAA print publications, including Highroads and Southern Traveler. Both publications featured her articles as the cover story in September 2009. Sarah constantly investigates new areas for her writing projects. She loves to research and present all sides of an issue. Writing about food, farm issues, and travel are a passion.
Sarah created Sparkin Productions, LLC to take the freelance writing business to a new level, reaching new markets around the world. To see samples of Sarah’s work, and the many publications she has provided material for, please see the archives on the Sparkin Productions website and Examiner.com
In addition, Sarah writes mystery fiction. Her short story, “Quick Draw”, appeared in the 2008 Red Coyote Press anthology Medium of Murder. It is the story of two young boys who sneak out at night to buy a game and end up trying to stop a crime. The book was honored as an Award Winning Finalist in the Fiction and Literature: anthologies category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News. Follow the link to Red Coyote Press to purchase the book.
In 2009, Desert Sleuths Press picked up her short story “Christmas Lights” for their anthology, How NOT to Survive the Holidays. The story follows a struggling family facing Christmas after losing their father, and taking on the town’s drug dealer. Purchase below:
Affiliations
- Romance Writers of America
- Sisters in Crime
- Ask An Author
- Kiss of Death
- Short Mystery Fiction Writers
- Crime Scene Writers
- Scottsdale Critique Group
- Phoenix Citizen Academy Alumni Association
- FBI Citizen Academy Alumni Association
Sarah was the Programs Chair for the RWA Desert Dreams Conference held at the San Marcos Resort in Chandler, Arizona April 4-6, 2008. She also serves as the secretary for the Desert Sleuths Chapter of Sisters in Crime where she loves hearing the speakers talk about law enforcement and psychology and all aspects of book publishing. She hates to miss a meeting of the Desert Rose Chapter of Romance Writers of America where the tremendously talented writers share information.