Allen, Sian Barbara. "Sian Barbara Allen". fictionaut.com. Fictionaut. Retrieved August 12, 2018. (Quote from Fictionaut profile: "i was ready to give up after retiring from acting and now writing is saving my spirit.")
Dastur, Rupert (April 26, 2016). "TSS Flash Fiction Interview: Meg Pokrass". TSS Publishing. Retrieved August 28, 2024. "I didn’t study writing in a traditional way. I didn’t go to school for writing, in fact, I studied acting from ages 8 – 16. Acting was in my family. My big sister, Sian Barbara Allen, was a film and TV actress, and I was following in her footsteps."