Sarra Manning is a teen queen extraordinaire. She spent five years working on the legendary but now sadly defunct UK teen mag J17, first as a writer and then as Entertainment Editor. She then joined the launch team of teen fashion bible Ellegirl UK, which she later went on to edit and has consulted on a wide range of other magazines including Bliss, The Face and More. Sarra was most recently editor of BBC's What To Wear magazine. Her books include Guitar Girl, the Fashionistas series, Pretty Things, Let's Get Lost and the Diary of a Crush series.

Fabulous Teen Queen Sarra Facts

• Sarra writes a monthly column for Elle and is a regular contributor to Grazia and Red magazines – so she really knows her fashionistas!
• She also wrote a column for Time Out London called Shop Bitch
• Sarra lives in North London with her devoted dog Dino, the mongrel she saved from an untimely death
• If Sarra wasn't writing she sees herself appearing in cabaret in Las Vegas, while dating sharp-suited men with facial scars and a career in organised crime!
• Sarra started her writing career early, writing a newsletter and selling it at gigs while she was still at school
• Here's a great Sarra quote to remember: "Never shield your oddness, but wear your oddness like a shield." Cool!

Click here to read Sarra's answers to Queen of Teen's exclusive Q&A

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