Sarah Sheard (born February 13, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian novelist.
Sheard published her first novel, Almost Japanese, in 1985. She has also been a creative writing instructor at Glendon College and Humber College in Toronto, and a member of the editorial board of Coach House Press. She is also in private practice as a psychotherapist and certified mediator.
She is the sister of pop singer Mia Sheard and pianist John Sheard, and the great-great-granddaughter of Joseph Sheard, a former mayor of Toronto.