Sallyann Sheridan is an inspirational writer with an enormous range of experience in the publishing and training world. Her books have been published in the UK and India and her features and short fiction have been published in a wide variety of publications including that's life, Times Educational Supplement, Best, Here's Health, Zest, Packaging Today and many more. Her latest book, the novel If Wishes Were Horses, was launched at the end of September to great reviews.
 
As a freelance copywriter she won contracts with high profile companies such as Benckiser (producers of Finish dishwasher products and Vanish) and WH Smith. For the latter she wrote The Good Handwriting Guide, An Introduction to Calligraphy and the Painting for Pleasure series to accompany their products. Sallyann also founded a magazine which she sold two years later with a readership of around 30,000. Sallyann has worked with publishers critiquing manuscripts, writing book blurbs, titles and promotional material. She is also a qualified stress management consultant and trainer and leads sessions with groups, companies and individuals. She studied training in the USA and has led courses on writing at the University of Wales, Writers Holiday, and throughout Europe. Many of Sallyann's students have gone on to win competitions with their writing and to be published, and for some it becomes a career path.
 
As an avid writer and reader, Sallyann can be found anywhere there is an event around writing and as such has an opportunity to discuss writing and publishing with agents, publishers and other writers. She is also asked to be a judge for writing competitions and has a writing group named after her.
 
Sallyann is a member ofThe Society of Author and has been interviewed on BBC and Regional Radio about her books and work. Also Channel 4 interviewed her as someone who has overcome adversity to follow her dream.