About Sapphira

Sapphira Olson is an author, artist and poet.

She produces unique art pieces often using herself as the model,, writes novels and writes and illustrates her highly successfull indie comic The Gloriously Untrue Adventures of Sapphira.

Sapphira has appeared on panels at The Brighton Film & Comic Con, had her work selected by Publishers Weekly in their editor’s picks of best new books and her first novel The Dandelion Tree was nominated for The Galaxy National Book Awards.

She has done workshops on writing for local libraries and at writing conferences and has worked with Universities on their creative writing courses. Sapphira has worked as an interviewer for a literary magazine and interviewed the likes of Booker winner Julian Barnes, Tom McCarthy, Markus Zusak, Paul Torday, Dave Mckean and the late Iain Banks. She has also worked in partnership with publishers like Canongate, Alma Books, Bloomsbury and Random House.

Born in St Austell she now lives in Liskeard.

When not working she loves spending time in the countryside and the beach and enjoys watching films and listening to her vinyl records.

For work enquires and commissions please email blambananacomics@gmail.com