Sarah Mian

{{short description|Canadian writer}}

{{Infobox writer

| name = Sarah Mian

| image = S.Mian.jpg

| birth_place = Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

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| occupation = novelist, short story writer, poet

| period = 2010s-present

| nationality = Canadian

| spouse =

| notableworks = When the Saints

}}

Sarah Mian is a Canadian writer.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2015/01/24/when-the-saints-by-sarah-mian-review.html "When the Saints by Sarah Mian: Review"]. Toronto Star, January 24, 2015. Her debut novel When the Saints, published in 2015, won two Atlantic Book Awards[http://www.quillandquire.com/awards/2016/04/28/sarah-mian-sharon-e-mckay-among-2016-atlantic-book-award-winners/ "Sarah Mian, Sharon E. McKay among 2016 Atlantic Book Award winners"]. Quill & Quire, April 28, 2016. and was a top three finalist for the 2016 Stephen Leacock Award.[http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/two-time-leacock-medal-winner-terry-fallis-shortlisted-for-2016-prize-1.2891361 "Two-time Leacock Medal winner Terry Fallis shortlisted for 2016 prize"]. CTV News, May 6, 2016.

She has also published short stories, poetry and non-fiction work in literary and general interest magazines, and was a contributor to the CBC Radio One program Definitely Not the Opera.

Originally from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, she is currently a resident of the rural community of Queensland in the Halifax Regional Municipality.[http://thechronicleherald.ca/thenovascotian/1272057-praise-already-rolling-in-for-sarah-mian%E2%80%99s-debut-novel-when-the-saints "Praise already rolling in for Sarah Mian's debut novel When the Saints"]. Halifax Chronicle-Herald, March 1, 2015.