Sabina Khan-Ibarra is a writer, poet, and teacher currently focused on completing her chapbook, New Vocabulary, and her novel, The Poppy Flower. Her work has been featured in various journals and anthologies, including Non-White and Women, Taboos and Transgressions. She is a member of the Writers Grotto and currently works as the Director for Rooted and Written, the only tuition-free writers conference. She served as Communications Director at MuslimARC (Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative) for ten years and continues to be involved as a member. Khan-Ibarra has taught Creative Writing at SFSU and is now teaching at the Grotto. She resides in Half Moon Bay, California, with her husband, two children, and two cats, Twyla and Misha.