Sarra Manning
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Sarra Manning is a writer
from England
. She attended the University of Sussex
and took up an English with Media Studies degree. She became a freelance writer after submitting her work to Melody Maker
. She worked as the entertainment
editor for five years of the now-defunct teen magazine J-17
. Manning was the editor of Elle Girl
(UK edition), then re-launched What To Wear magazine for the BBC and has worked on UK
magazines such as Bliss and The Face
. She's contributed to ELLE
, Seventeen
, The Guardian and Details
and is a contributing editor to ELLE UK and writes regularly for Grazia, Red and Stella, as well as consulting for a number of British magazine publishers. She has been dubbed the "teen queen extraordinaire." Her first adult novel, Unsticky was published by Headline in 2009. Her next teen novel, Nobody's Girl was published in 2010, and a second adult novel, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, was published in February 2011. Her third adult novel, titled Nine Uses For An Ex-Boyfriend, is due to be published in February 2012.
She currently lives in North London
.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. She attended the University of Sussex
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
and took up an English with Media Studies degree. She became a freelance writer after submitting her work to Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
. She worked as the entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
editor for five years of the now-defunct teen magazine J-17
Just Seventeen
Just Seventeen, often referred to as J-17, was a weekly magazine aimed at teenage girls, published by Emap from October 1983 to April 2004. It quickly became the market leading teen magazine until the launch of Sugar in 1994, after which sales began to fall...
. Manning was the editor of Elle Girl
Elle Girl
Elle Girl was the largest older-teen fashion and beauty magazine brand in the world with 12 editions and supplements worldwide. Launched in August 2001, it was the younger sibling to Elle magazine, and similarly focused on beauty, health, entertainment and looked at daring fashion—its slogan: "Dare...
(UK edition), then re-launched What To Wear magazine for the BBC and has worked on UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
magazines such as Bliss and The Face
The Face (magazine)
The Face was a British music, fashion and culture monthly magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan.-1980s:Logan had previously created the teen pop magazine Smash Hits, and had been an editor at the New Musical Express in the 1970s before launching The Face in 1980.The magazine was influential in...
. She's contributed to ELLE
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
, Seventeen
Seventeen (magazine)
Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications. News Corporation bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst in 2003. It is still in the...
, The Guardian and Details
Details (magazine)
Details is an American monthly men's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, founded in 1982. Though primarily a magazine devoted to fashion and lifestyle, Details also features reports on relevant social and political issues.-History:...
and is a contributing editor to ELLE UK and writes regularly for Grazia, Red and Stella, as well as consulting for a number of British magazine publishers. She has been dubbed the "teen queen extraordinaire." Her first adult novel, Unsticky was published by Headline in 2009. Her next teen novel, Nobody's Girl was published in 2010, and a second adult novel, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, was published in February 2011. Her third adult novel, titled Nine Uses For An Ex-Boyfriend, is due to be published in February 2012.
She currently lives in North London
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
.
Novels
- Guitar Girl: UK, 2003; US, 2004
- Diary of a Crush 1: French Kiss: UK, 2004; US, 2006
- Diary of a Crush 2: Kiss and Make Up: UK, 2004 (parts given away with J-17 magazine under the title, Losing It); US, 2006
- Diary of a Crush 3: Sealed with a Kiss: UK, 2004 (parts given away with J-17 magazine under the title, American Dream); US. 2006
- Pretty Things: UK & US, 2005
- Let's Get Lost: UK & US, 2006
- Fashionistas 1: Laura: UK, 2007
- Fashionistas 2: Hadley: UK, 2007
- Fashionistas 3: Irina: UK, 2008
- Fashionistas 4: Candy: UK, 2008
- Unsticky: UK, 2009
- Nobody's Girl: UK, 2010
- You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: UK, 2011
- Nine Uses For An Ex-Boyfriend: UK, 2012