Sarah Pye

Australian author Sarah Pye’s life has been one big adventure. She was born in the tiny British outpost of Gibraltar, grew up on a sailing boat travelling the world, and became a commercial boat captain before she could drive a car. She loves to write about adventure, travel and conservation.

In 2012, Sarah visited Borneo, ostensibly to see orangutans in the wild. When she met Dr Wong Siew Te and asked what she could do to help him save sun bears, he replied “do what you do best”. Those five powerful words sparked a seven-years journey, a Doctor of Creative Arts degree, an enduring friendship, and the narrative biography Saving Sun Bears.

Sarah is no stranger to publishing. She was named Sunshine Coast Small Business Woman of the Year (2010) for her guidebook, Kids Welcome to Queensland (2009), she is a freelance journalist, and past magazine editor. Sarah lives on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, and teaches at the University of the Sunshine Coast.