This workshop will bring participants through various prompts exploring how our writing can break through barriers and stand as both art and protest literature.

Sana Wazwaz is a Muslim and Palestinian-American writer, performer, and organizer. Spanning a range of genres, her writing seeks to dismantle Zionist narratives and advocate for Middle East justice. Her poetry has been published in Palestinian Youth Movement’s 2021 Ghassan Kanafani Resistance Arts Anthology, titled “Tomorrow: The Futures of Resistance.” She is a junior at Augsburg University, where she studies creative writing and political science, and served as the 2021-2022 assistant editor of the Augsburg Thó Wiŋ Literary Magazine. She is currently on the board of the Minnesota chapter of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), where she coordinates education programs and grassroots campaigns.