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!
The Desert Sleuths Sisters in Crime Write Now Conference was a huge success. The attendance was up and with the additional walk-ins, the facility ran out of chairs! What a great problem to have at a conference held in Phoenix in July. Many thanks to out talented speakers: Ken Kuhlken, Jennifer Ashley, Simon Wood, Lynn Wiese Sneyd, and Jerry Simmons.
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 writing career in 1999 writing business and community articles 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. Sarah is always investigating new areas for her writing projects. She loves to research and present all sides of an issue. Writing about travel and food are also a passion.
Sarah created Sparkin Productions, LLC to take the freelance writing business to a new level, reaching new markets around the world. Sarah enjoys writing fiction and has a dream of someday touring the country signing books for her mystery series, featuring her amateur sleuth, Emma, the ex-soccer star turned investigator.
When she isn’t writing, Sarah finds it relaxing to read, swim, take walks, cook and bake bread. She also enjoys watching her two children play soccer.
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.