Author Bio:

 

Sarah J. Schmitt, author of IT’S A WONDERFUL DEATH, is a former K-8 school librarian and Youth Service Professional for Teens at a public library. She has run after-school writing programs through local high schools and continues to teach writing to teens with her interactive school visits.  Prior to immersing herself in the world of the written word, Sarah earned her Master of Education degree from Indiana University where she worked with recent high school graduates as they acclimated to college life. 

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She’s had the honor to serve on the William C. Morris Award Committee sponsored by ALA/YALSA. She has also served on the Young Hoosier Book Award for Middle Grade and Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Committees as part of the Indiana Library Federation (ILF).

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Sarah has taught classes at the Indiana Writing Center and presented workshops and presentations at Midwest Writers Workshop, the YALSA Symposium, and Children and Young Person Division (since renamed Youth Services Division) Conference. She lives near Indianapolis with her husband, two kidlets, and two dogs.