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Readings & Events
I love gathering around stories. Readings, conversations, workshops, and festivals are some of the places where writing becomes community.
Upcoming
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Oct 24, 2026 · Featured Reader
Lit Crawl San Francisco · Teeth Bar SF, 2323 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110 · 5:00–6:00pm
Sabina reads alongside fellow Writers Grotto members Jennifer Christgau-Aquino, Rowena Leong Singer, Preeti Vangani, and Swetha Amit as part of Litcrawl San Francisco.
Artists Gather: A Community Launch for the Bay Area Artist Census
Oct 25, 2026 · Organizer
Burlingame Community Center · 850 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, CA 94010 · 2:00–4:00pm
A free afternoon of food, art, community, and conversation for artists and creatives from across San Mateo County, helping shape the Bay Area Artist Census before it launches. The gathering includes a community listening session, a collaborative Creative Ecosystem Map of San Mateo County, and a short performance by a local artist. You do not need to be a professional artist to participate. All artists and creatives are welcome.
In Conversation: Sarita Sarvate on Midnight’s Daughter
Oct 27, 2026 · Interviewer
📍 SFPL · The Page, 1st Floor · 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 · 6:00–7:30pm
Grotto Nights at the Library: Sabina interviews author Sarita Sarvate about her memoir Midnight’s Daughter, winner of the 2025 International Voices in Creative Nonfiction Competition.
More events coming soon. To invite Sabina to read or speak, reach out below. Get in Touch →
Past events
A selection of past readings, panels, and appearances.
14
Past appearances
6
Readings
2023–26
Years shown
Most recent
October 3, 2026 · Panelist
“Where I Belong: How Personal Geography Informs Writing Across Genres”
LitHop Fresno
Tower Yoga, Lotus Room, Tower District · Fresno, California
October 3, 2026 · Panelist
“The Revolutionary Power of Rage: Asian Women Poets Reclaim Anger”
LitHop Fresno
Bookish, Tower District · Fresno, California
September 27, 2026 · Featured Reader
“The S-List: Readings by Six Rooted & Written Writers”
Maker, Mentor, Muse
Online
September 27, 2026 · Selected Poet
“SALA Festival 2026”
South Asian Literature & Arts (SALA) Festival
Menlo College, Atherton, California
August 5, 2026 · Featured Speaker
“Rooted & Written: Preserving Ancestral Knowledge”
Book Society
Berkeley, California
June 6, 2026 · Featured Reader
“Out of Fury Into Grace”
Telegraph Hill Books
San Francisco, California
See all 14 past events, with details
2026
LitHop Fresno
October 3, 2026 · Panelist
“Where I Belong: How Personal Geography Informs Writing Across Genres”
Tower Yoga, Lotus Room, Tower District · Fresno, California
A panel with Preeti, Elizabeth, and Rowena, part of LitHop, Fresno’s free annual literary arts festival across the Tower District.
LitHop Fresno
October 3, 2026 · Panelist
“The Revolutionary Power of Rage: Asian Women Poets Reclaim Anger”
Bookish, Tower District · Fresno, California
A panel with Maw, Preeti, and Jenny, part of LitHop, Fresno’s free annual literary arts festival across the Tower District.
Maker, Mentor, Muse
September 27, 2026 · Featured Reader
“The S-List: Readings by Six Rooted & Written Writers”
Online
Read as part of the Maker, Mentor, Muse online reading series alongside fellow Rooted & Written writers.
South Asian Literature & Arts (SALA) Festival
September 27, 2026 · Selected Poet
“SALA Festival 2026”
Menlo College, Atherton, California
Read as a selected poet at the SALA Festival, a two-day celebration of South Asian literature, art, and ideas.
Book Society
August 5, 2026 · Featured Speaker
“Rooted & Written: Preserving Ancestral Knowledge”
Berkeley, California
Joined Eirinie Carson, Rowena Leong Singer, and Grace Loh Prasad for a conversation on memory, place, language, and family history in their work, part of the Writers Grotto’s Rooted & Written program for BIPOC writers.
Telegraph Hill Books
June 6, 2026 · Featured Reader
“Out of Fury Into Grace”
San Francisco, California
Read alongside Lauren C. Johnson, Lisa Rosenberg, Eirinie Carson, Arely Miranda González, and Lama Rimawi as part of the Writers Grotto’s Aloud/Out Loud reading series.
Bay Area Book Festival
May 30, 2026 · Panelist & Workshop Facilitator
“Preserving Ancestral Knowledge as BIPOC Writers”
Brower Center, Berkeley, California
Joined Eirinie Carson, Rowena Leong Singer, and Grace Loh Prasad for a panel and generative workshop exploring memory, family history, language, and ancestral knowledge in creative writing.
Berkeley Poetry Festival
March 17, 2026 · Featured Reader
“Rooted & Written”
Online
Read alongside Angel Bista, Ashia S. Ajani, Kevin Madrigal Galindo, and Zara Jamshed in a Rooted & Written reading celebrating poetry, identity, heritage, and belonging.
AWP Conference & Bookfair
March 4–7, 2026 · Panelist
“Conjuring Home: Women of Color on Exile, Borders & Belonging”
Baltimore Convention Center · Baltimore, Maryland
A conversation on immigration, exile, colonization, family, and belonging with Tara Dorabji, Grace Loh Prasad, Betty Shamieh, and Eirinie Carson.
Green Apple Books
February 16, 2026 · Moderator
“In Conversation with Tayyba Kanwal”
San Francisco, California
Moderated a conversation celebrating the launch of Talking with Boys, discussing contemporary Pakistani and Pakistani American literature.
2025
Lit Crawl San Francisco (Litquake)
October 25, 2025 · Featured Reader
“Kindred: All the Ways Poetry Says Sisterhood”
San Francisco, California
APAture 2025 — Kearny Street Workshop (Litquake)
October 22, 2025 · Featured Reader
“(UN)Becoming”
San Francisco, California
2024
Writers Grotto × Salesforce Park
February 2024 · Curator
“Words & Stories Reading Series”
Transbay Joint Powers Authority
Featured readers included Pia Chatterjee, Leigh Lucas, Terry Tierney, Samz R. Nesh, Christopher Cook, and Giovanna Lomanto.
2023
The Writers Grotto Reading & Meeting
June 23, 2023 · Emcee
Featuring Shanthi Sekaran, Jenny Bitner, Rachel Chalmers, and Terry Tierney.
