Books:
Simple Songs. Firebrand Books, 1990.
Anthologies in which Sears appears:
Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women. Ballantine Books, 1989.
Talking Leaves: Contemporary Native American Short Stories. Dell Publishing, 1991.
Gay and Lesbian Poetry in Our Time (Stonewall Inn Editions). St. Martin's Griffin, 1989.
Growing Up Native American. William Morrow & Co, 1993.
Leaving Home: Stories. HarperTeen, 1997.
The Things That Divide Us: Stories by Women. Seal, 1985.
Hear the Silence: Stories by Women of Myth, Magic & Renewal. Crossing Press, 1986.
Riding Desire: An Anthology of Erotic Writing. Banned Books, 1991.
Did My Mama Like to Dance? and Other Stories about Mothers and Daughters. Avon Books, 1994.
Dancing on the Rim of the World: An Anthology of Contemporary Northwest Native American Writing (Sun Tracks, Vol 19). University of Arizona Press, 1990.
The Colour of Resistance: A Contemporary Collection of Writing by Aboriginal Women. Sister Vision, 1993.
Sinister Wisdom 22/23: A Gathering of Spirit: North American Indian Women's Issue. Sinister Wisdom, 1983.
Sinister Wisdom 32: Death, Healing, Mourning, and Illness. Sinister Wisdom, 1987.
Here First: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers (Modern Library Paperbacks). Random House Publishing Group, 2000.
Hozho: Walking in Beauty: Native American Stories of Inspiration, Humor, and Life. McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Other works:
“On the Healing Road.” The Women's Review of Books, Vol. 9, No. 10/11 (1992): pp. 7-8
Secondary Works:
Herzog, Kristin. “Reviewed Work: Simple Songs.” MELUS, Vol. 19, No. 4, Ethnic Women Writers VI (Winter, 1994), pp. 147-149.