Sara Power
BIO
Biography

Sara Power is a storyteller from Labrador and a former artillery officer in the Canadian Forces. Her stories have appeared in journals across Canada, the US, and the UK, and most recently in Best Canadian Stories 2024.  Sara was a finalist for the RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award, and received a nomination for a National Magazine Award in the fiction category. Her stories have been recognized with fiction awards from The Malahat Review, Riddle Fence, The New Quarterly, Prairie Fire, and The Toronto Star.

Sara completed a Bachelor of Science from The Royal Military College of Canada, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from The University of British Columbia. She is an alumna of the Disquiet Literary Program in Lisbon, the Banff Centre Writing Studio Program, the Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the International Literary Seminars in Kenya. Her debut collection of short fiction, Art of Camouflage, is forthcoming with Freehand Books in May 2024. 

ADDRESS
City: Ottawa and St. John's, Province/Territory: _none
EMAIL
GENRE
Fiction
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Art of Camouflage: Stories
Publisher
Freehand Books
Year
2024
Title
Best Canadian Stories 2024
Publisher
Biblioasis
Year
2024
Title
The Bath Short Story Award Anthology
Publisher
Ad Hoc Fiction
Year
2020
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Malahat Review Open Season Award for Fiction
Publication
The Malahat Review #218
Year
2022
Name
RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award Finalist
Year
2022
Name
Riddle Fence Fiction Contest
Publication
Riddle Fence #46
Year
2022
Name
The Toronto Star Short Story Contest
Publication
The Toronto Star
Year
2022
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