Minnesota Poet and Artist

About Sarah

Sarah Royer-Stoll (they/she) is an award-winning and nationally featured queer and genderqueer, disabled, neurodivergent writer who weaves diverse themes into their writing, including complex grief, trauma and resilience, experiences of intersectionality and marginalization, spiritual orientation and practice, queer love, and the perpetual quest for radical healing. A 2025 Pushcart Prize nominee for their poetry, they have been published in various anthologies and journals across the country, some of which are listed on this site. They have been featured by Poetry Safari, Highland Park Poetry, and within Sherburne History Center's Poetry Showcase. A MN native, they have also established roots in Tucson, AZ and Portland, OR. Sarah currently lives in the Duluth area with their beloved wife and cats.

Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA)

 Sarah is a certified workshop leader in the Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) method, created by the renowned late poet, Pat Schneider (1934-2020). Sarah successfully completed their leadership training in Chicago in 2018. 

To learn more about this trauma-informed, empowering, and unique style of writing and facilitation, please visit amherstwriters.org.

 Workshops will be happening soon! Please stay tuned by sending inquiries to Sarah at seleroyerstoll@gmail.com.