SARA CASSIDY
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Short stories and Gravitass Geist Magazine.  
Poems in ottawater 6, ottawater 10, ottawater 12. 
Short essay about A Boy Named Queen.
Poetry review in The Malahat Review.
A piece about Victoria's creative guerilla gardeners.



​Past:
 Tree planter, hostel manager, newspaper reporter, CBC radio production, human rights witness
, college instructor, writers festival director, website writer.
Current: Writer, Hansard editor, college instructor, freelance editor.

Poetry, fiction: The Malahat Review, Geist, Fiddlehead, Grain, Qwerty, Prairie Fire, ottawater, Antigonish Review, Boulevard, Leaf Press, anthologies, two chapbooks.
Features, reviews: Winnipeg Free Press, Herizons Magazine, Halifax Chronicle Herald, Focus Magazine, Times Colonist, The Globe and Mail, Today's Parent, Island Parent, CBC Radio.
Interests: Language, nature, dignity, complexity, feminism, social justice, anti-racism, decolonization, love, family, humour, Andrew. ​

Favourite writers: Grace Paley, Esther Woolfson, Shena McKay, Alan Sillitoe, Don DeLillo, Hilary Mantel, James Baldwin, Haldor Laxness, Galway Kinnell, Don McKay, Julie Paul, Garth Martens, Kent Haruf, Christopher Paul Curtis, Kate DiCamillo, Katherine Rundell, Sharon Olds, Tom Stoppard, Sarah Kane, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson...
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​The Great Googlini​
​"A thoughtful glimpse into ​the life
of ​an immigrant family."
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✩Kirkus, STARRED review
A Kirkus Best Middle-Grade of 2018
Illustrator Charlene Chua
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A Boy Named Queen
"A small, eloquent book
with a powerful message."

✩​Kirkus, STARRED review
"Short, sweet, and terribly perfect."
​Serah-Marie McMahon, Type Books

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"In Sara Cassidy’s ...novels for children and teens, ​​imagination is shown to be both a creative gift and an essential vehicle of empathy and morality." - Vancouver Sun

Nevers: In this otherworldly
middle-grade novel, Odette unlocks a mysterious spell. 
STAY TUNED:
​Fall, 2019.
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Not For Sale
​"Cheerful and full of insight... 
​a real winner." Booklist
​"Excellent"
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Double Play
​​"A complex story with no clear-cut answers.
Engaging, charming...

​A home run." ​
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Booklist
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Seeing Orange
"A wonderful little novel."
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"Just fantastic." 
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CBC Radio
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Blackberry Juice
​"Humorous, short, and
​hard to put down... A warm tale."
School Library Journal
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Slick
"A fast-paced, inspirational tale of teenage eco -activism.
​Irresistible spirit." 
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Library Thing
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Black Gold
​"Jam-packed with likable, well-realized characters and a compassionate message."
Kirkus Reviews
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Skylark
​"Beautifully written."  Vancouver Sun
"An excellent, brief look at homelessness and resiliency." 
Puget Sound Review 
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Windfall
​"This charming book about teen activism lives up to the high expectations set by Sara Cassidy’s first novel, Slick. ​CM Magazine 
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    • Union
    • Kunoichi Bunny
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    • I Make Space
    • The Sun is a Peach
    • Genius Jolene
    • The Moon is a Silver Pond
    • Helen's Birds
    • Scallywag on the Salish Sea
    • Nevers
    • The Great Googlini
    • A Boy Named Queen
    • Black Gold
    • Blackberry Juice
    • Not For Sale
    • Skylark
    • Double Play
    • Seeing Orange
    • Windfall
    • Slick
    • Sardines
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  • Editing
  • Instagram stories
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