Sarah Goodwin-Forsyth

Sarah Goodwin-Forsyth has a diverse range of experience in the publishing industry. Sarah started their career as a Junior Designer at DK Direct in 1991 and then worked as a Designer at Dorling Kindersley from 1992 to 1996. Sarah then became a Senior Designer at Kingfisher Publications, where they worked on educational, reference, activity, interactive, gift, and pre-school children's books until 2000.

After that, Sarah worked as the Deputy/Art Director for the Pre-school & Fiction list at Chrysalis Children's Books from 2000 to 2005, and then as the Art Director for the Pre-School & Fiction and Education & Trade Non-Fiction imprints at Chrysalis Children's Books from 2004 to 2005. In both roles, they were responsible for developing concepts, commissioning illustrators and photographers, and seeing projects through from initial briefings to completion.

Sarah then joined Campbell Books as an Art Director in 2005, where they worked on maintaining high standards of design and creativity across the pre-school novelty list. Sarah also oversaw projects, presented ideas at publishing meetings, and worked closely with the editorial team and the Editorial Director to develop the publishing program. In addition, they supervised and motivated the in-house design team.

Since 2009, Sarah has been working as a Freelance Designer, collaborating with various publishers including Nosy Crow, Bloomsbury, Orchard Books, Campbell Books, Igloo Books, Red Blue Press, and Ladybird. Sarah has been able to work flexibly from home, meeting tight deadlines and adapting to the needs of different publishers.

Currently, Sarah is working as an Associate Art Director at Bloomsbury Publishing Plc for the Bloomsbury Children's Books division.

Sarah Goodwin-Forsyth attended Gumley House from 1981 to 1987, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned during this period. From 1987 to 1991, they studied at West Thames College, where they obtained a ND/HND in Graphic Design. No additional information is provided about their education history beyond these two institutions.