ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

To grow up in diaspora is to be in a constant state of being deprived the permission to confront, rage, and speak out directly to the voices who have most suppressed us. Diaspora leaves us unable to scream. And, diaspora often prompts us to personify the inanimate and abstract, to develop connections to symbols and objects and find home in them. Join us for a writing workshop on epistolary writing. We will explore the ways in which writing in letter form can foster a sense of reclamation, connection, and home. Open to BIPOC folks and those that identify with diasporic communities.

WHERE: Open Book room #308 | 1011 S Washington Ave, Minneapolis, MN

WHEN: Saturday, May 24, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR

SANA WAZWAZ is a Palestinian American writer, theater artist, and organizer. She is the Chapter Lead of American Muslims for Palestine Minnesota, where she organizes grassroots campaigns to end US complicity in Israeli colonization. In 2022-23, Sana was a member of New Arab American Theater Works’ Inaugural Playwright Incubator Program. Her writing has been seen in The Ghassan Kanafani Arts Anthology, Overtly Lit, Water~Stone Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, and the Colorado College Fine Arts Center. Sana holds a BA in English (creative writing concentration) from Augsburg University, and is currently the Program and Administrative Assistant at New Arab American Theater Works