Sara Cassidy
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​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 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 17 children's books include three Junior Library Guild selections and finalists for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, the 
Chocolate Lily Award, the Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize, the Rocky Mountain Book Award, the Diamond Willow Award, the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award, and the Silver Birch Express Award, the Hackmatack Children's Choice Award and the
Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. 

Sara lives in Victoria, where she works full-time for the Ministry of Health in policy information and public engagement.


For readings, workshops, school visits, new projects, email sarascassidy@gmail.com or fill out the form below.
Coming

Kunoichi Bunny. Picture book. (Orca, 2021)
Flock. Picture book. (Groundwood, 2022)
I Make Space. Board book. (Orca, 2022) 


Published/produced
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. (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)
Review copies, interviews:
Nevers, The Moon is  Silver Pond & all Orca books
Olivia Gutjhar
olivia@orcabook.com

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Helen's Birds, ​A Boy Named Queen
Fred Horlor
fhorlor@groundwoodbooks.com


Painted Fences, Scallywag on the Salish Sea
info@heritagehouse.ca
Awards and Honours

Finalist, Silver Birch Express Award, Genius Jolene, 2021
Finalist, Chocolate Lily Award, Nevers, 2021
Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Best Books STARRED, 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, Schwartz Children's Book Award, A Boy Named Queen, 2017
Finalist, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice, A Boy Named Queen, 2017
Finalist, Willow Awards 2017, A Boy Named Queen

CCBC Best Books 2016 STARRED, A Boy Named Queen
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  selection, 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

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    • The Moon is a Silver Pond
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    • Scallywag on the Salish Sea
    • Nevers
    • The Great Googlini
    • Black Gold
    • Blackberry Juice
    • A Boy Named Queen
    • Not For Sale
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    • Double Play
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    • Slick
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