Sarah Deming is the author of the kids' novel "Iris, Messenger" (Harcourt, 2007) and the ghostwriter of two romances (St. Martin's Press) adapted into a Cinemax series. Her essays appear in the Threepenny Review and the Huffington Post. The essay "Skydive" won a 2012 Pushcart Prize. Sarah is also a former Golden Gloves champion. This summer, she will serve as NBC's in-studio Olympic boxing researcher.
Sarah volunteers as a coach for young boxers at the Atlas Cops and Kids Gym in Brooklyn and teaches yoga at New York Health and Racquet Club.
Sarah Deming appears in the following:
Meet Team USA's Women Boxers
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Women Box: Dispatches From China
Sunday, May 13, 2012
WNYC and Women Box contributor Sarah Deming is tracking all the action at the Women's World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, China. Today: Deming's final post brings us up-to-date on all the American boxers.
OLYMPIC CONTENDER Queen Underwood
Sunday, January 29, 2012
“I’m not in there to get life skills. I’m in there to be great and win a gold medal.”
OLYMPIC CONTENDER Claressa Shields
Sunday, January 29, 2012
My goal before boxing was to have 10 kids. Now my goal is to get this gold medal.
