Sakena is a writer based in Pittsburgh, PA.
Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Bellevue Literary Review, Huffington Post, ReWire News, and the Jellyfish Review. In 2021, her creative nonfiction was nominated for the 2021 Best of the Net anthology. She is one of five Pittsburgh-based storytellers who will document the public art project, “Art in Parks” in the city’s five Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD) parks. Sakena received her MFA in creative writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles. When she’s not chasing after her toddler or jogging at a beginner’s pace, she writes for non-profits and philanthropic foundations.
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She’s available for freelance writing assignments and projects.