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Elements

A poetry book by Sara Garg
Finalist for the Saguaro Poetry Prize
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Published in 2023 by Kallisto Gaia Press
Preorders Opening Soon!

A Quest for Little Eureka Moments

While Sara has been a TEDx speaker twice, her most recent talk was entirely centered on poetry and the value that being a poet has added to her life.

The talk will be linked soon after it is posted on the official TEDx site!

Honors

TEDx Youth @ Milton High School Speaker on "A Quest For Little Eureka Moments"                                                                     2023
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Women of Distinction from Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta                                                                                                                   2022
TEDx Youth @ Milton Avenue Speaker on Daring Perspectives: Computation and Mental Health                                              2022
Invited speaker for virtual event on mental health to inspire and inform Taiwanese Youth                                                           2022
Georgia Governor’s Honors Program Alumni in Communicative Arts, Machine Learning, and Programming                           2022
Top three finalists in Saguaro Poetry Manuscript Prize amongst 186 international mostly-adult entries                                   2022
Phi Beta Kappa Book Award Recipient; awarded only to one junior in the 2023 class of 450 students                                      2022
1st Place National Beta: Language Arts 11th Grade                                                                                                                              2022
7th Place National Beta: Poetry Division II                                                                                                                                              2022
Inducted Member in National Honors Society & National English Honors Society                                                                        2022
Language Arts Sophocles Prize for Exceptional Sophomore                                                                                                             2021
District Champion in Georgia Youth Writers Competition                                                                                                                    2021
Featured poet in India Currents Poetry Reading; only youth poet among 6 international writers                                               2020
Mary Villareal International Youth Poet of the Year                                                                                                                               2017

Contact Sara

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Instagram: @sara.fegirl
LinkedIn: Sara Garg

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  • Home
  • People
    • Directors >
      • Usha Akella, Founder & Director
      • Pramila Venkateswaran, Director
    • Matwaala Ambassadors >
      • Kashiana Singh
      • Zilka Joseph
    • Advisory Team
    • Volunteer Poets
    • FRIENDS of Matwaala
    • Matwaala Poets
  • Festivals
    • 2015
    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    • 2021 - 23
    • 2024
    • 2025
    • Poets-of-color Series: 2021-2025
    • Testimonials
  • Projects
  • Publications
    • MAPS
  • Media
  • Critical Work
    • Interviews
    • Articles
    • Reviews
  • Matwaala Youth - Sync Poetry
    • Key Initiatives
    • Our Team
    • Poetry Submissions!
    • 2021: A Beginning >
      • July 2021 Open Mic: Confidence
      • September 2021 Open Mic: Connection
      • October 2021 Ghost Stories and Poetry: Creation
    • 2022: Outreach >
      • Week of Expression! >
        • Open Mic: July 25, 2022
        • Speed Poetry: July 26, 2022
        • Repetitive Poetry: July 27, 2022
        • Style Mirroring: July 28, 2022
        • Let's Play a Game: July 29, 2022
    • Personal Projects >
      • Sara's Work
      • Diya's Work
  • Resources
  • Contact