Sara General belongs to the Turtle Clan and the Mohawk Nation. She lives in the community of Six Nations of the Grand River with her husband, three children and pet turtle. Sara holds a Doctor of Education from Western University, and she is a writer, an artist, a language learner and a researcher. In addition to her work for Spirit & Intent, an Indigenous publishing company she co-founded to make language books for her community, Sara's writing has been published by Rubicon Books, Theytus Books, Exile Quarterly, Hamilton Arts & Letters and Kayak Magazine. Her illustrations have appeared in Kayak Magazine and in publications by the Smithsonian Centre for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.