Jan. 7- Jan. 28, 2026 7:00-8:30 EST

Assembling a collection is a difficult and complex task. This class aims to use strategies to help the writer see the shape, sequence and pull of their collections so they can begin the querying process. Register here.

November 5 – December 10, 2025 7:30-9:00 EST

6 Week Generative Workshop, via ZOOM. Every week, writers will discuss an element of the craft, generate new work with related prompts and leave with an assignment for the following week. Participants will workshop a piece of up to 6 pages in length, leave with a complete draft, a path forward for revision and several new seeds for new projects. $225.

Dec. 1, 2025

Voices from the Valley: Panel of Writers

Campus Theater, Lewisburg, PA. Welcomed by Bucknell University and the Stadler Center for Poetry, Sara will appear with a panel of writers from the Central Susquehanna Valley to talk about their experience, their origins and their writing.

May 15, 2025

Stories from the Stage: Maternal Instinct

Live story-telling event taping at WGBH. Buy tickets to see me and others tell stories to a live studio audience. Air date: Fall 2026

April 26, 2025

Newburyport Literary Festival

Old South Church, Newburyport, MA. Appearance and discussion with Theresa Okokon, author of Who I Always Was and Gina Barreca, moderator. Details and full schedule here.

March 27, 2025 3-4pm

Book Signing, AWP

Book signing at AWP in Los Angeles (LA Convention Center). Bookfair booth #752

March 6, 2025 7pm

Reading and Discussion with Steve Almond

Bookends Bookstore, Winchester, MA. Free registration here

December 23, 2024 4pm

Reading and Book Signing

Barnes and Noble, Lewisburg, PA (author’s hometown). No registration necessary.

November 26, 2024 10:30-12

Last Tuesday Book Group

Follow Your Art Community Studios, 647 Main St., Melrose, MA. Drop in and find here.

November 23, 2024 1-4pm

Local Author Book Fair

Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, MA. Information here.

November 19, 2024 1:30pm

Author Talk and Reading

Wakefield Council on Aging, 30 Converse St. Wakefield, MA

November 17, 2024 1-2pm

Book Signing

Book signing at Barnes and Noble, Market Street, Lynnfield, MA. Info here.

November 16, 2024, 2-5 pm

Books and Brews

Book sales and signing with novelist Jane Healey. Register here or drop by! Hannah’s Brewing, Melrose, MA

November 13, 2024, 7:30-9 pm

Cornerstone Press Reading and Discussion

Cornerstone Press reading and discussion with Ken Post and Rob Davidson. VIRTUAL. Zoom here.

November 7, 2024, 8-9 pm

VCFA Alumni Reading

Virtual with Ann Dávila Cardinal, Sarah Seltzer, Marcia LeBeau. Hosted by Chanel Dubinsky.

October 15, 2024 7:30-9

What We Might Become book launch

FYACS, 647 Main St. Melrose, MA. EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Please stay tuned for forthcoming events!