EVENTS
Planting the Dream: Stories & Poems of Possibility
Tara Dorabji, Christine Hsu, Devi Laskar, Dr. Jeanne Powell, Kirsin Mickelwait, and saahil m. come together to share stories and poems of all that is possible.
Hosted by the Writers Grotto and Telegraph Hill Books.
AWP 2026 - Conjuring Home: Women of Color on Exile, Borders & Belonging
Tara Dorabji joins authors Betty Shamieh, Eirinie Carson, and Grace Prasad to discuss stories marked by pain, while still reaching for hope, joy, and wholeness moderated by Sabina Khan-Ibarra.
Learn more about AWP 2026 here
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Berkeley Public Library Foundation Authors Dinner 2026
Tara Dorabji is a 2026 honored author at the 23rd Annual Authors Dinner gala.
Learn more about the event here.
Book Talk at University of Central Florida in Orlando
Join Tara Dorabji to chat about Call Her Freedom. Presented by the Center for Humanities and Digital Research and co-sponsored by the Department of English.
Tara Dorabji & Betty Shamieh Paperback Release Reading
Tara Dorabji and Betty Shamieh celebrate the release of the paperback versions of Call Her Freedom (Dorabji) and Too Soon (Shamieh) at Bird & Beckett Books & Records.
SFPL Reading and Screening with Huma Sheikh moderated by Samina Ali
San Francisco based novelist and filmmaker Tara Dorabji will read from award winning debut novel Call Her Freedom and show her documentary about the Kashmir conflict, followed by a Q&A session with Huma Sheikh moderated by Ayesha Mattu.
LocalLit Annual Author Fair
Join Tara Dorabji at the SJPL and SJSU King Library with local authors around the Bay Area to ask questions, enjoy a light snack, and grab a signed book copy.
Annual Conference on South Asia
October 22-25, the 53rd Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, Wisconsin a panel on “Creative Production as Decolonial Methodologies in the region of Kashmir.” Full details TBA.
More information: here
Puente Project Equity Summit
A talk on connecting classrooms to community organizing for The Puente Project's 4th annual Equity Summit at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Northern California, September 17-20. This is an intimate gathering of about 140 community college educators. This year’s theme, Building Communities of Care & Resistance, is an invitation to deepen our ties to community and root ourselves in lineages of liberatory education.
Full details TBA.
SALA Festival: The Flow of Their Ink
South Asian Literature and Art Festival (SALA) scheduled for Saturday and Sunday September 13-14th, 2025. A panel discussion with Thrity Umrigar and Tara Dorabji moderated by Sandhya Gajjar about women's issues through the lens of storytelling and Call Her Freedom. Book sales and signing to follow the panel.
Jennine Capó Crucet in Conversation with Tara Dorabji
Tara will be "in conversation" with Jennine Capό Crucet for an upcoming author talk on her book Say Hello to My Little Friend at the San Francisco Main Library on Larkin.
2025 Bay Area Book Festival: Writing as the Other
At this headline event for the 2025 Bay Area Book Festival Tara Dorabji joins authors Viet Thanh Nguyen and Greg Sarris to discuss being the “other” explored through intersecting perspectives.
RSVP REQUIRED, TICKETED. Buy your tickets here. View the full event details here.
Lit Crawl Sebastopol 2025 - Words of Resistance
Tara Dorabji, along with a diverse array of published female authors from the SF Writers Grotto (Sabina Khan-Ibarra, Rowena Leong Singer, Anoop Judge, Jennifer Christgau Aquino, and Swetha Amit) collaborate on the panel, “Words of Resistance” for this year’s LitCrawl Sebastopol. Join them as they reflect on the importance of writing.
Find the full event details here.
Words and Wine Author Night at Kona Stories
Tara Dorabji along with Nancee Cline and Leslie Karst will share their writing journeys, and a short reading or presentation at Kona Stories Book Store. Enjoy along with appetizers and a complimentary glass of wine.
Find the full event page here.
Reading & Meeting At the SF Writer's Grotto
Tara Dorabji along with authors Linda Michel-Cassidy, John Isles, Leslie Simon will share readings of their work at this refreshment provided event. Facilitated by emcee Louise Nayer at The Writer’s Grotto.
Suggested donation of $10, get your free tickets here.
The Ruby Presents: Authors in Conversation at Medicine for Nightmares
Celebrating the book launches of three authors including Tara Dorabji’s Call Her Freedom, Betty Shamieh, and Anita Felicelli at Medicine For Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery. Includes a reading and conversation with Zara Houshmand along with a Q&A.
Find the full event information here.
Virtual - Debut Author Panel with Karissa Chen, Tara Dorabji, Laurie L. Dove, and Jakob Kerr
Tara Dorabji joins Karissa Chen, Laurie L. Dove, and Jakob Kerr to this virtual debut author panel. They’ll talk publishing pitfalls and positives in a Q&A format, so bring questions!
RSVP REQUIRED
Call Her Freedom Book Event at Clio's
Join Tara Dorabji in conversation with Uttara Chaudhuri at Clio's.
RSVP required (seats are limited).
Call Her Freedom - Book Event
Tara Dorabji in conversation with Susan Rahman at the Mill Valley Public Library.
RSVP REQUIRED
Virtual - Words of Resistance Grotto Night at SFPL
Tara Dorabji joins Jennifer Christgau Aquino and Anoop Judge for The January Writer’s Grotto Night hosted by the San Francisco Public Library. They’ll discuss writing words of resistance.
RSVP REQUIRED
Call Her Freedom Book Event at YoLa
Tara Dorabji in conversation with Keya Kessler about Call Her Freedom.
Call Her Freedom Book Launch at Book Passage SF
Join Tara Dorabji in conversation with Elmaz Abinader about her debut novel Call Her Freedom at Book Passage SF.
Virtual - Friends & Fiction Livestream Podcast
Tara Dorabji’s Call Her Freedom is the F&F January Pick of the Month. Watch her interview on the Friends & Fiction Show LIVE!