Press Kit
Resources for media coverage of Sarah Yahm and Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation
Author Bio
Short Bio (50 words)
Sarah Yahm has worked as an educator, oral historian, documentarian, writer, and editor. She's published in Slate, Bellevue Literary Review, and placed pieces on NPR and affiliates. Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation is her first novel. She is a developmental editor for fiction, creative non-fiction, college and graduate school personal statements.
Medium Bio (150 words)
Sarah Yahm has worked as an educator, oral historian, documentarian, writer, and editor. She's taught at colleges and universities, and in public parks and elementary schools. She's published in Slate, Bellevue Literary Review, and placed pieces on NPR and affiliates, among others. Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation is her first novel.
She is a developmental editor for fiction, creative non-fiction, college and graduate school personal statements.
Book Information
- Title
- Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation
- Author
- Sarah Yahm
- Publisher
- Dzanc Books
- Pub Date
- 2025
- ISBN
- 978-1938603280
- Awards
- National Jewish Book Award Finalist • Republic of Consciousness Prize Longlist • Winner, Dzanc Prize for Fiction • Starred Review, Foreword Reviews
Selected Praise
“An extraordinary novel about the inescapability of family patterns—some of which can be reversed, but all of which leave indelible marks—the story holds Louise and Leon's love for their daughter, and her love for them, at its incandescent center. Devastating and unforgettable, Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation is a celebration of unabashed family love.”
—Foreword Reviews (starred)
“In Yahm's bawdy and irreverent debut, a Jewish family copes with a congenital illness. The story is heartbreaking, but it teems with life thanks to the family's irrepressible witty banter. This cathartic novel will move readers.”
—Publisher's Weekly
“With irresistible wit and tender heartbreak, Sarah Yahm's Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation explores a family unraveling over decades, its members grasping for control and meaning when fate offers neither. A memorable, moving debut.”
—Booklist
“This is a big story, told with enormous skill and compassion... Readers will find themselves riveted.”
—Shelf Awareness
Interview Topics
Sarah is available to discuss:
- •Writing about illness and disability in fiction
- •The intersection of documentary and fiction
- •Navigating chronic illness while parenting
- •The Jewish family story in contemporary literature
- •Oral history as a tool for creative writing
- •The journey from debut novelist to published author