Sara Cassidy

Sara Cassidy is a writer and editor. She is the author of 17 children’s books, including Genius Jolene, winner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, and Nevers, which was shortlisted for a Governor General’s Literary Award. Her books have been nominated for numerous awards, including a Silver Birch Express Award, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, Rocky Mountain Book Award and Chocolate Lily Award. Sara also writes nonfiction and poetry for adults and works in communications for the BC Ministry of Health. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.