Sarah E. Truman was born in Brampton, Ontario and graduated from University of Toronto in 1998 with a degree in English Literature and Philosophy. She has worked as an editor and writer for over a decade and published numerous articles and interviews in both Canada and China. In 2002 she won a National Writing Award for a travel piece on China. In 2009 she received an Ontario Arts Council grant for Writers' Work in Progress. ??In recent years, Sarah has worked as a long-haul trucker and a web developer and currently teaches high school English in the United Kingdom. Her hobbies include qi gong, gardening and photography. A Canadian and British citizen, she divides her time between the United Kingdom and Canada www.sarahetruman.com.