Background
Walne, Sarah West was born on October 2, 1957 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Felix Karr and Mary Ann (Cooper) W.
Walne, Sarah West was born on October 2, 1957 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Felix Karr and Mary Ann (Cooper) W.
Bachelor in Education, University Mississippi, 1978. Master of Education, University Mississippi, 1981.
Teacher, Small World Kindergarten, Oxford, Mississippi, 1979-1980; teacher, Clarksdale (Mississippi) Baptist School, 1980-1983; teacher, Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal, Memphis, 1983-1985; private practice as tutor, Memphis, since 1986; freelance writer, Memphis, since 1992. Speaker in field.
Active Memphis Zoological Society, since 1986, Junior League Memphis, Inc., since 1989, member membership council, 1994-1995, member communications council, board directors, 1995-1996. Active Children's Museum Memphis, 1991-1993. Volunteer Memphis Literacy Council, 1990-1991, board directors, since 1995.
Volunteer Memphis 2000 Education Task Force, 1991-1992. Member Society Children's Bookwriters and Illustrators.
Married James Austin Walne, Junior, August 2, 1980. Children: James Austin III, Charles Hunt.