Sehba Sarwar is a thought-provoking author and speaker, an inspirational artist, and a dynamic community and cultural activist who is dedicated to pushing boundaries and encouraging awareness and action among people of all ages and backgrounds.
Writer, Artist, Writing Coach, Workshop Leader, and Community Activist
BLOG
I use this channel to document my movement between spaces including Houston, Karachi, Delhi, Dhaka, Los Angeles and elsewhere, recording observations, images and conversations. It’s my space to share the multiple realities I inhabit as writer, artist, mother, activist and transnational. I hope you will enjoy the journey along with me.
barbed wire…
on 10 Jan, 2019
barbed wire rolled around iron-wrought fence Close to where I currently live is a park, next to which is a public high school. A US Marines headquarters building sits at the edge of the park....
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new work in papercuts’ nomad issue…
on 07 Jan, 2019
In summer 2018, writer Sorayya Khan invited me to submit new work to Desi Writer’s Lounge’s latest Papercuts issue, Nomad. The online publication was launched on December 31, 2018, and the publication...
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driving through rain and loving it…
on 28 Dec, 2018
Rain along the freeway between Austin toward Houston My family’s December visit to Austin and Houston was punctuated by rain, mist, and cold temperatures. I was appreciative. I love the smell, the...
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May 2019
Short Story: "Railway Track," a murder story to be published in Houston Noir anthology, edited by Gwendolyn Zepeda, Akashic Books, New York.
February 2019
Novel: Release of second edition of novel Black Wings (Veliz Books, El Paso, Texas).
December 2018
Poetry: “On Belonging and Other Poems.” Papercuts' Nomad issue, edited by Sorayya Khan. Desi Writers Lounge, January 2019.
October 2018
Reading: Gave reading at LA Queer and Women of Color Writers Series, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
March 2018
Talk: “Borderlines: Telling South Asian and US-Mexico Border Histories through Art and Performance," University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.
February 2018
Poetry and essay readings at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Festiba 2018, Edinburg, Texas.
February 2018
Essay: "When you've lived many places, how do you find home?" Houston Chronicle, February 1, 2018.
February 2018
Multidisciplinary Performance: "On Belonging" performance and site-specific installation, Menil Collection campus, Houston, Texas.
PUBLICATIONS
Over the past three decades, I have generated essays, poems and short-stories that have appeared in anthologies, newspapers and online publications. Much of my work explores cross-border experiences, moving between Pakistan, the US, and the spaces in between, tackling women’s issues, displacement and migration.
Sehba Sarwar with students at Baker-Ripley Community Center (Houston); photo: Michelle Garcia
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
Since the 1990’s, I have given talks and readings and have served as visiting writer and adjunct faculty member at colleges and universities around the United States and Pakistan. I am currently identifying new course topics and am interested in developing these for upcoming sessions. Review some of my past workshops.
PROJECTS
Though I am primarily known as a writer and educator, I have generated a large body of solo and collaborative art installations that tackle many issues including women’s reproductive rights and border/migration disputes. Browse through some of my work.
CONTACT
I am an author and speaker, an artist, and a community and cultural activist.
If I can use my talents and passions to inspire you or your network to push boundaries and become involved in our communities, please connect with me. I offer a range of services including: readings, workshops, courses, or multidisciplinary performances/installations. I look forward to hearing from you!
