Sarah Henstra

{{short description|Canadian writer and academic}}

Sarah Henstra is a Canadian writer and academic.[https://quillandquire.com/review/the-red-word/ "The Red Word, by Sarah Henstra"]. Quill & Quire, March 2018. A professor of English literature and creative writing at Toronto Metropolitan University, she is most noted for her 2018 novel The Red Word, which won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2018/10/30/book-about-campus-rape-and-an-indigenous-memoir-win-25000-governor-generals-literary-award.html "Book about campus rape and an Indigenous memoir win $25,000 Governor General's Literary Award"]. Toronto Star, October 30.

She previously published the young adult novel Mad Miss Mimic in 2015.[https://nowtoronto.com/art-and-books/books/review-mad-miss-mimic-by-sarah-henstra/ "Review: Mad Miss Mimic by Sarah Henstra"]. Now, June 10, 2015.