Sarah Hegarty

Sarah Hegarty’s work has twice won the Yeovil Literary Prize, and been shortlisted for the Bridport, Exeter and Manchester fiction prizes. Her short fiction has been published in Mslexia, the Mechanics' Institute Review, Cinnamon Press and various anthologies. After graduating in Modern Chinese Studies from Leeds University she worked as a journalist. She has an MA in Creative Writing and lives in Surrey, where she teaches creative writing. Sarah is the judge for the 'Writing Without Restrictions' category for the 2025 Yeovil Literary Prize.