Sarah Lang - Tutor: Magazine Journalism Course

An award-winning feature writer, Sarah Lang began her career on staff at North & South magazine, and for the last four years has freelanced for around 20 publications. Currently books editor for North & South magazine and TV reviewer for the Herald on Sunday, she writes features mainly for North & South, NZ House & Garden, the Reader’s Digest, Next, and the Herald on Sunday’s View magazine. 

Sarah has interviewed everyone from Dame Helen Mirren to sick children and science boffins, and has written hundreds of stories from profiles and arts features through to long-form science and business writing.

Awards and nominations include: 2007 Qantas Media Awards: Human Relations winner, 2008 Qantas Media Awards: Science and Technology winner, 2008 Qantas Media Awards: Junior Magazine Feature Writer finalist, The Magazine Awards 2010: Journalist of the Year (Women’s Interest) finalist, The Magazine Awards 2011: Journalist of the Year (Home, Food & Garden) finalist, and The Magazine Awards 2011: Journalist of the Year (Lifestyle) finalist.

Originally from Wanganui, Sarah is a booklover with a BA in English Literature from Victoria University of Wellington and a Bachelor of Communications (journalism major) from AUT University. After 10 years in Auckland, she recently returned to Wellington.