Sara M Saleh (born 1980s) is an Australian human rights lawyer, poet and writer.[1][2]

She won the Barbara Jefferis Award, Peter Porter Poetry Prize, and the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize.

Life

She was born in Cairo. She grew up in Sydney, and Dubai.[3]

She lives in Sydney.[4]

Works

  • Songs For The Dead And The Living (Affirm Press, 2023) [5][6]
  • The Flirtation of Girls / Ghazal el-Banat (UQP, 2023) [7]
  • (ed.) Arab, Australian, Other: Stories on Race and Identity (Pan Macmillan Australia, 2019)

References

  1. ↑ "Sara M. Saleh". Red Room Poetry. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
  2. ↑ "Sara Saleh: "Writing is an act of resistance"". SBS Voices. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
  3. ↑ Touma, Rafqa (2023-11-24). "Sara M Saleh: 'I want to know the system and its flaws, so I know how to undo it, transcend it'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
  4. ↑ "Sara M Saleh's summer: 'Our afternoon is spent in a smog of smoke, kebabs and kafta rolls'". The Guardian. 2023-12-29. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
  5. ↑ Jahshan, Elias (2023-10-04). "Sara M Saleh on the pluralities of Palestinian personhood". The New Arab. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
  6. ↑ Ayoub, Sarah (2023-09-22). "Poet's moving and lyrical debut novel celebrates resilience". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
  7. ↑ "Book review: The Flirtation of Girls/Ghazal el-Banat, Sara M Saleh". www.artshub.com.au. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2026-05-14.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_M._Saleh