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Sara Cassidy has written 16 books for young readers. Her 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 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. |
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Coming
Painted Fences. Picture book. (Heritage House, Fall 2020) Kunoichi Bunny. Picture Book. (Orca, 2021) Snack Time. Picture book. (Groundwood, 2022) Published/produced 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 Helen's Birds, A Boy Named Queen Fred Horlor fhorlor@groundwoodbooks.com Painted Fences, Scallywag on the Salish Sea Leslie Kenny leslie@heritagehouse.ca |
Awards and Honours
Finalist, Chocolate Lily Award, Nevers, 2021 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 Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books 2016 STARRED, A Boy... 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 |
