Sarah R Pye
Australian author Sarah Pye first visited Borneo in 2012, ostensibly to see orangutans in the wild. When she met Dr Wong Siew Te and asked what she could do to help him save sun bears, he replied “do what you do best”. Those five powerful words led Sarah on a seven-year journey, a Doctor of Creative Arts degree, and the book Saving Sun Bears which was published in June 2020. This inspirational narrative is both the biography of Wong and his quest to save a species, and the tale of Sarah’s own adventures.
Sarah has taught journalism and public relations at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Sunshine Coast resident Min Haeusler says, “Sarah has a talent for delivering fresh and interesting content… She freely imparts her advice and knowledge and I often walk away wanting, and knowing how to, make a difference to the world we live in.”