Saba Negashwas born and raised in Southern California. She graduated with a liberal arts degree in 1993 from Victor Valley College and Insha Allah, looks forward to continuing her education in the field of Early Childhood Education. She is from a family of educators. She follows in her mother's footsteps who was an educator and psychologist for over 30 years. Saba enjoys photography, traveling and experiencing new things. Her 15 year teaching career has given her the wonderful opportunity to live and work in many countries. It was through her teaching that she came to love writing curriculum, children's stories, and poems to encourage good morals, character and creativity in her students. She has written many short stories and poems for children for which she hopes to one day have published Insha Allah.
Organization and Group Membership/Affiliations
Member - Islamic Writers Alliance Member - Islamic Writers Women's Group Member - Association of Children's Authors and Illustrators of Color
Published Work
2009 - IRB Stories Teacher Study Guide 2009 - Sophia's Journal: Time Warp 1857 Teacher Study Guide 2009 - Muslim Teens in Pitfalls and Pranks Teacher Study Guide 2009 – Islamic Fiction stories published in the IWA Anthology: Many Voices, One Faith II –
Islamic Fiction Stories2009 – Poetry published in the IWA anthology: Many Poetic Voices,
One Faith 2009 - Non-Fiction Article published in Islamic Ink 2009 - Poetry published in Islamic Ink 2009 - Co-authored non-fiction article in IQRA! Newspaper 2008 - Short story published in Islamic Ink
