Community

ROOTS & ROLES

Community

The literary organizations and communities Sabina calls home.

Along the way, I’ve been fortunate to learn from generous teachers, students, collaborators, and friends who continue to shape my writing life.

Sabina with fellow writers at a Rooted & Written event

Photo: Rowena Leong Singer

DIRECTOR

Rooted & Written

A literary reading series celebrating writers of color and the communities they carry.

INSTRUCTOR & MEMBER

The Writers Grotto

San Francisco’s premier independent writing community, supporting writers at every stage.

INSTRUCTOR

Litquake Elder Project

Teaching creative writing to older adults — honoring the stories that have waited longest to be told.

INSTRUCTOR

San Diego Writers, Ink

A vibrant writing community dedicated to bringing writers and readers together across Southern California.

ALUM & FORMER LECTURER

San Francisco State University

Earned her MFA in Creative Writing at SFSU, where she also trained in the pedagogy and curriculum of teaching creative writing, including coursework in teaching online, in-person, and hybrid formats. She has taught in the MFA program as well as through SFSU’s hybrid course offerings.

MEMBER

Authors Guild

The nation’s oldest and largest professional organization for writers.

ALUM

VONA/Voices

The only multi-genre workshop in the U.S. for writers of color — a transformative community of craft and solidarity.

PAST PARTICIPANT

Kearny Street Workshop / APAture

The longest-running multidisciplinary arts festival by and for Asian Pacific Americans in the nation.