“…writes about sweaty dance floors and cities on the brink”
Short Fiction
Tbilisi (Good Life Review)
What we owe to the people and countries that we love.
Awarded the PEN/Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers, 2026.
Nominated: Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net
To be published in Catapult: Best Debut Short Stories of 2026.
Worm Salt (Brussels Review)
Knowing what you owe is not the same as paying the debt.
The Mean Girls of Guoba Hutong (forthcoming in Noon, Fall 2026)
Sara Maria Hasbun writes fiction that explores how geopolitical forces can shape even the most intimate of decisions.
“A “must read”… [“Tbilisi”] is a sharp, interesting story that is relevant to present day social and political dilemmas…a conclusion you won’t see coming.” (The Good Life Review)
Poetry
Poems “Summer Stands” and “The Ring” were selected for the special “Reparations” issue of Voice and Verse, October 2025
“Photo Two”, an original English poem by Sara Maria Hasbun, translated into Mandarin Chinese by Dong Ying and featured in (re)claimed, a zine and temporary exhibit housed at SELF Coffee/Golden Weasel in Beijing, 2025.
Translations
“Blind Box” is a short story by award-winning author Pang Yu 庞羽, translated into the English by Sara Maria Hasbun. It will be published in an anthology by Sinoist Books, Alain Charles Asia Publishing.