Sara Haque

writer/poet

New Delhi, Delhi, India

About

Sara Haque (they/them) is a queer Muslim poet from the riverside town of Goalpara, Assam. Their work centres around queerness, faith, memory, language and geo-political marginalizations, via poetry, photography, and other artistic mediums. Sara has been a spoken word artist since 2017, a 2024 fellow of "The Queer Writers' Room" and "Language Is A Queer Thing" by The Queer Muslim Project, and a 2025 fellow of Aranyer Residency. Their work has been featured in "Riverside Stories", a feminist anthology from Assam by Zubaan books, "Somewhere There's A Sky For Us", a poetry anthology by Verve Press and The British Council, and "InPlainspeak", an online journal on gender and sexuality by TARSHI, amongst others. They've performed at the 2024 Tata Lit Live Mumbai, and The Kolkata Literary Meet 2025 as part of TQMP's cohort. Their most recent work is a part of “On The Brink of Belief”, a first of its kind anthology featuring 24 LGBTQ writers across South Asia, edited by Kazim Ali. In 2025, they participated as an upcoming queer poet in Sahitya Academy's Annual Literary Festival, Unmesha.

Experience

  • Editorial Assistant at Cambridge University Press & Assessment
    Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Intern at The Queer Muslim Project
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 · 3 mos

  • The Queer Muslim Project ()
    • Photographer
      Nov 2024 - Feb 2025 · 4 mos

      Queer Muslim Futures Archive

    • Performing Artist
      Oct 2024 - Jan 2025 · 4 mos

      Language Is A Queer Thing

    • Writer
      May 2024 - Nov 2024 · 7 mos

      The Queer Writers' Room

  • Reporter at DDP Publications Pvt Ltd
    Aug 2023 - Jan 2024 · 6 mos

  • Content Writer at Kolpor Golpo
    Nov 2018 - Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo