Amara Sage writes contemporary, own-voice YA fiction that explores issues of body image, mental health, racial identity, and the impact that social media has on all of the above.

After completing her BA in Creative Writing, Amara went on to earn a distinction for her MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University, where she wrote the early drafts of her first novel.

She lives in her hometown of Bristol with her fiancé, Barney, and their two dog-sons, Albert and Desmond. She’s an avid yogi, a vegan home-cook, and practices sustainable living to the point of panic. Amara is also a slightly neglectful (but no less loving) plant mum.

Amara’s debut YA novel, INFLUENTIAL (Faber) was a heart-felt, whip-smart deep dive into what it would really be like to be internet famous at 17. The Observer included INFLUENTIAL in their “2023 in Books: Highlights for the Year Ahead” article, as one of only five Children & Teen titles recommended amongst their picks for best fiction and non-fiction to look forward to in 2023, which includes authors from Zadie Smith to Margaret Atwood. INFLUENTIAL was also nominated for the 2024 Branford Boase Award, celebrating the most talented debut authors for children and their editors.

Alongside the publication of INFLUENTIAL, Amara also wrote an article for Grazia UK on “Why I (Probably) Won’t Be Sharing Pictures of My Child Online”, exploring the realm of “family vloggers”. You can read Amara’s full article for Grazia online here.

Amara’s latest novel, GIRL, ULTRA-PROCESSED (Faber) published January 2025. The bold, body-positive YA novel explores what it is like to be a teenage girl in our current body-obsessed world while juggling family drama, friend dynamics, dating, betrayals and major life changes, taking a searing look at diet culture and unrealistic beauty standards.