Saria Rosenhaj (she/they) is a Philadelphia-based writer, educator, and multidisciplinary artist. Saria graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a bachelors in Literatures in English and a minor in creative writing. Since then, they have worked for local theaters as a stage props fabricator, volunteered with community arts organizations, and taught children aged three to twelve (sometimes all at the same time!). Saria prioritizes intersectional accessibility and anti-colonial practices in their work as a teacher and artist collaborator.

Within the next few years, Saria dreams of developing a performing arts toolkit with a curriculum based in abolitionist and transformative justice teachings. Their hope is that this program will serve children who would otherwise be restricted from imaginative inquiry and explorative wonder. Saria dreams that this toolkit may be adapted by many artists and educators to suit their own needs.

As a poet and short fiction writer, Saria deeply values peer support among writers. They love workshopping and editing, and understand the imperative that writers’ stories grow into fullness while remaining their own.

Saria believes that the arts are not a supplementary tool to the mission of peace building in our world, but an essential mechanism through which we can foster peace and justice.

Current as of October 2024