Photo: Katrina Rain

​​Sara Cassidy's non-fiction, fiction and poetry have won a BC Book Prize, a National Magazine Award (Gold), and the Atlantic Writing Prize.  Her books for children and teens include finalists for the Governor General's Literary Award, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, and City of Victoria Children's Book Prize, and have appeared on Smithsonian, New York Public Library, and Kirkus best-of-year lists.

​Sara lives in sxʷeŋ'xʷəŋ taŋ'exw (James Bay, Victoria), where the lək̓ʷəŋən People, today the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations, have fished and gathered since time immemorial. She spends part of the year in Burgundy, France.

Sara supports writers and organizations with editing and communications.

Recent and forthcoming
​Ya Tebe Lyublyu. Short fiction. Good River Review. April 2026
Opera. Flash CNF. The Journal of Compressed Arts. November 2025
Seven poems. Eunoia Review. November 2025
Extreme Spores! Article. NatureWILD Magazine. Winter 2025
Star Sailor: The Story of Words. Non-fiction book. August 2025
Reflecting the Cultural Temperature. Article. University Affairs. July 2025
The Lowest Tide. Narrative essay. Geist Magazine
Flying the Coop. Narrative essay. Geist Magazine
Blanket Saves the Day. Picture book.

Get in touch
​Email Sara at [email protected].