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Sabrina Adams

Senior Manager, Literary Programs

Sabrina Adams is the Senior Manager of Literary Programs at PEN America. Before joining PEN America, she was the membership coordinator at Association Forum in Chicago, IL, where she developed membership programs, maintained member data, and responded to member inquiries. A native Midwesterner, Adams has also interned for U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin in her Milwaukee, WI and Washington, DC. offices. She is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago with a BA in political science and a BBA in marketing.


Articles by Sabrina Adams

A man with short dark hair and a beard is smiling softly. Next to him is the book cover for Abundance by Hafeez Lakhani, featuring jelly-filled donuts stacked on a pink surface.
Writing as Craft
Thursday May 21

In Hafeez Lakhani’s Debut Novel, Deciding to Rewrite Destiny Is No Easy Call

In this PEN Ten, Hafeez Lakhani describes the true story that gave rise to Abundance and the novel’s multifaceted depictions of Islam.

A man with short curly hair and a beard is shown in front of a red circle. Next to him is a book cover titled How to Be a Dissident by Gal Beckerman, with handwritten-style text on a plain background.
Writing as Craft
Thursday May 14

Gal Beckerman, Author of ‘How to Be a Dissident,’ Was His Own Intended Audience 

In this PEN Ten interview, Gal Beckerman discusses How to Be a Dissident, which seeks to teach readers how to fight back.

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Global Free Expression
Wednesday February 23

Black Reporters in Conversation: Tammy Gibson

“We can’t afford to let someone else tell our story.”

More Articles by Sabrina Adams

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Global Free Expression
Thursday February 10

Black Reporters in Conversation: Karen Jacobs