Sarah Pratt

Websitehttp://www.sjpratt.com/

S.J. Pratt loves writing young adult science fiction. Her work has appeared in Sponge, The Quick Brown Dog, The Commuting Book, and Antipodean SF. She is also a narrator for the Antipodean SF Radio Show, which she loves.

She runs an aerospace engineering company by day and writes by night (well, early hours of the morning), is an avid feminist and coffee addict, and looks forward to culminating her existence as an omnipotent space whale. She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand with her incredible husband and incredibly needy cat.

Follow her writing journey on Instagram at www.instagram.com/sjpratt_writer

  

Genre:

  • Fiction
  • Science Fiction
  • Young Adult

Skills:

  • Academic Writing
  • Corporate Writing
  • Novelist
  • Readings
  • Readings (adults)

Branch:

Canterbury

Location:

West Melton

Publications:

The 716

A vivid coming of age story filled with resistance, romance and the courage of everyday heroes. Set in a compelling sci-fi world where sexism flipped on its head. And there is a robot best friend who loves tea!

Official Blurb:

Olivia is destined to be the future leader of Meliora. She’s smart, rich, and innovative, and she has a pink Identifeye light.

Andy is destined to be a waiter and househusband. His blue Identifeye light prevents him from pursuing his dream of becoming an engineer. After all, who ever heard of a male engineer? 

But when Andy’s life becomes entangled with Olivia’s and he gets the chance to prove himself on the female stage, everything starts to change.

In a society where men are second-class citizens and only binary gender norms are acceptable, Andy and Olivia must confront their own beliefs and decide what kind of world they want to live in.

Will they do what is expected or what is right? And will the wrong choice spell disaster?