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Bio
Sara Cassidy's poems and short stories have been published in The Malahat Review, Geist, Fiddlehead, Grain, Prairie Fire, ottawater, CV2, Barren Magazine, and other literary journals. Her hundreds of feature articles, columns and reviews have appeared in such places as the Winnipeg Free Press, Halifax Chronicle Herald, Focus Magazine, and the Globe and Mail. A piece for Today's Parent won a National Magazine Award (Gold). Sara's children's books include finalists for the Governor General's Literary Award, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, Chocolate Lily Award, City of Victoria Children’s Book Prize, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, Diamond Willow Award, and the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. Her book Genius Jolene won the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. Sara has worked as a reporter, treeplanter in five Canadian provinces, editor, and writing instructor. She lives in Victoria, B.C., and works in communications for the Ministry of Health. Coming
Star Sailors. Non-fiction for young readers. (Orca, 2025) The World at Our Feet. Non-fiction for young readers. (Orca, 2026) Blankie (working title). Picture book. (Orca, 2026) Published/produced The Secret Office. Early novel. (Orca, 2024) Union. Middle-grade novel in verse. (Orca, 2022) Flock. Picture book. (Groundwood, 2022) Kunoichi Bunny. Picture book. (Orca, 2022) I Make Space. Board book. (Orca, 2022) Painted Fences. Picture book. (Heritage House, 2021) The Sun is a Peach. Board book. (Orca, May 2020) Genius Jolene. Early novel. (Orca, April 2020) Helen's Birds. Graphic novel. (Groundwood Books, 2019) Nevers. Middle-grade novel. (Orca Book Publishers, 2019) Scallywag on the Salish Sea. Early novel. (Heritage House, 2019) The Moon is a Silver Pond. Board book. (Orca, 2019) The Great Googlini. Early novel. (Orca, 2018) Prop. Short play. (Theatre Nutshell. 2018) Black Gold. Early novel. (Orca Book Publishers 2017) Leechtown. Short play. (Theatre Nutshell. 2017) A Boy Named Queen. Early novel. (Groundwood Books, 2016) Blackberry Juice. Early novel. (Orca, 2016) Not For Sale. Early novel. (Orca, 2015) Skylark. Young teen. (Orca, 2014) Double Play. Young teen. (Lorimer, 2013) Seeing Orange. Early novel. (Orca, 2012) Windfall. Young teen. (Orca, 2011) Slick. Young teen. (Orca, 2010) Unless: The Play. With Carol Shields. (CanStage, 2005) Sardines. Postcard fiction. (Greenboathouse, 2001) Ultrasound of My Heart. Poetry. (Reference West, 1999) |
Awards and Honours
Finalist, City of Victoria Book Prize 2023, Union Finalist, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award 2023, Kunoichi Bunny Finalist, 2022 Chocolate Lily Award, Genius Jolene Winner, Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize (B.C./Yukon Book Prizes), Genius Jolene, 2021 Canadian selection, Silent Books Collection (IBBY), Helen's Birds, 2021 Finalist, Silver Birch Express Award, Genius Jolene, 2021 ALA Rainbow Book List , Commended, Genius Jolene, 2021 Finalist, Chocolate Lily Award, Nevers, 2021 Finalist, Rocky Mountain Book Award, Nevers, 2021 Finalist, 2020 Governor General's Literary Award in Young People's Literature, Nevers Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Best Books STARRED 2020, Genius Jolene Finalist, City of Victoria Children's Book Prize, Nevers, 2020 Finalist, Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, Nevers, 2020 Finalist, Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, Nevers, 2020 Finalist, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award, Nevers, 2020 100 books that shaped 2019 - The Globe and Mail, Helen's Birds Best Children's Books of 2019, Air & Space/Smithsonian, Moon is a Silver Pond Finalist, Chocolate Lily Award, The Great Googlini, 2020 Poem "Hazel, 16, Eats Blackberry Pie" shortlisted, Barren Poetry Contest Poem "Wasp" in Best Canadian Poetry 2019 (Biblioasis) Junior Library Guild selection, Helen's Birds, 2019 Finalist, Chocolate Lily Book Award, Black Gold, 2019 Best Middle-Grade Books of 2018, Kirkus, The Great Googlini Finalist, Chocolate Lily Book Award, Blackberry Juice, 2018 Finalist, Silver Birch Express Award, A Boy Named Queen, 2018 Finalist, Rocky Mountain Book Award, A Boy Named Queen, 2018Finalist, Schwartz Children's Book Award, A Boy Named Queen, 2017 Finalist, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice, A Boy Named Queen, 2017 TD Summer Reading Club, A Boy Named Queen, 2017 Finalist, Diamond Willow Awards 2017, A Boy Named QueenCCBC Best Books STARRED, A Boy Named Queen, 2016 Cooperative Children's Book Center Best of 2016, A Boy Named Queen Best Middle-Grade Books of 2016, Kirkus, A Boy Named Queen Best Books of 2016, CBC Books, A Boy Named Queen Books of the Year 2016, Quill and Quire, A Boy Named Queen Junior Library Guild selection, A Boy Named Queen, 2016 CCBC Best Books, Not For Sale, 2015 Finalist, Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize, Skylark, 2014 CCBC Best Books, Skylark, 2014 Second Place, Short Story Challenge, NYC Midnight, 2014 Finalist, Chocolate Lily Book Award, Seeing Orange, 2013 CCBC Best Books STARRED, Double Play, 2013 Junior Library Guild selection, Double Play, 2013 VOYA Top Shelf for Middle School Readers, Double Play, 2013 CCBC Best Books STARRED, Seeing Orange, 2012 CCBC Best Books, Windfall, 2011 Best Books 2011, Bank Street College of Education, Slick CCBC Best Books, Slick, 2010 Finalist, Far Horizons Award, The Malahat Review, 2009 First Place, National Magazine Award, Service Category, 2004 First Place, Victoria School of Writing Postcard Fiction Contest, 1999 Honourable Mention, Novel, Atlantic Writing Competition, 1994* First Place, Poetry, Atlantic Writing Competition, 1992* *Sponsored by the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia Review copies, interviews Union, Nevers, Genius Jolene & all Orca books: Olivia Gutjhar [email protected] Flock, Helen's Birds, A Boy Named Queen Fred Horlor [email protected] Painted Fences, Scallywag on the Salish Sea [email protected] |
