Communications Consultant / Writer / Editor
Austin, Texas Area
- Current
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- Communications Consultant at Southern Echo
- Communications Consultant at Pushback Network
- Board Member at Fire & Ink
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- Past
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- Homegirl at America
- Communications Director at Freedom to Marry
- Board Member at National Black Justice Coalition
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- Education
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- University of California, Berkeley
- Connections
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- Industry
- Non-Profit Organization Management
- Websites
Samiya Bashir’s Summary
Samiya Bashir is a Communications Consultant with over a decade of experience working with non-profit and arts organizations. Most recently she served as Communications Director for Freedom to Marry, a national organization advocating for equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. Prior to joining Freedom to Marry, Samiya served as Communications Director for The Balm in Gilead, an international HIV/AIDS organization.
In addition to her work on senior staff teams, Samiya has led her own communications and editorial consulting firm for nearly a decade. Her reputation for stellar work and on-time deliverables continues to grow as word of her professional and accessible approach is spread by client organizations such as Pushback Network, Avery Institute for Social Change, Harm Reduction Coalition, Essence Communications, Fenton Communications, Columbia University, Women's Sports Foundation, American Public Health Association, New York Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center and more.
A fellow with Cave Canem, Samiya has also lent her communications and editorial expertise to a number of arts and community organizations, is a founding organizer and board member of and a founding organizer of Fire & Ink a writers festival for LGBT people of African descent and recently served as a board member for Black Pride NYC and the National Black Justice Coalition.
Samiya's editorial background is extensive. She has served as an editor for Ms. Magazine, Black Issues Book Review, and Curve, among others, and her articles, stories and poetry have appeared in books, magazines and journals internationally.
Samiya is the editor of Best Black Women’s Erotica 2 and co-editor, with Tony Medina and Quraysh Ali Lansana, of Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social & Political Black Literature & Art. In 2002 Samiya was awarded the Lesbian Poetry Award from the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice.
Her latest book is Where the Apple Falls: poems (RedBone Press, 2005).
Samiya Bashir’s Specialties:
Dynamic, creative professional with extensive, multicultural network of allies in the areas of business, non-profit, non-governmental organizations, and the arts. Proven leader and problem-solver with quick-on-the-feet thinking skills. Innovative budget management and cost negotiation skills. Exceptional researcher with advanced multi-media and technological skills. Demonstrated manager and team builder. Experienced public speaker with a talent for engaging individuals and groups.
Additional Information
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Samiya Bashir’s Interests:
poetry, literary fiction, non-fiction, essays, communications, public relations, promotion, non-profit management, music, tennis, parks, travel, civil rights history, creative writing, arts, visual arts, online communication innovation
Samiya Bashir’s Groups:
Cave Canem
Fire & Ink
National Black Justice Coalition
FIRE & INK: A FESTIVAL OF LESBIAN & GAY WRITERS OF AFRICAN DESCENT (2002-Present)
Co-Founder & Organizer; current member of the Board of Directors, www.fireandink.org
NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION (2006-Present)
Member of the Board of Directors, www.nbjcoalition.org
BLACK PRIDE NYC (9/99–9/00)
Board Member & Chair of Media Committee
CAVE CANEM FOUNDATION (2002-Present)
Awarded 5-year fellowship with the prestigious African American poetry workshop
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African American LGBT community
Samiya Bashir’s Honors:
LAMBDA LITERARY FOUNDATION (2006)
My poetry collection, Where the Apple Falls, is a current finalist for the 2005 Lambda Literary Award
CAVE CANEM FOUNDATION (2002-2006)
Awarded 5-year fellowship with the prestigious African American poetry workshop
URBAN SPECTRUM AWARD (2006 & 2003)
My poetry collection, Where the Apple Falls, won the 2005 award for Best Book of Poetry by an SGL Poet.
My fiction anthology, Best Black Women’s Erotica 2, won the 2003 award for Best Anthology of the Year.
URBAN SPECTRUM AWARD
My anthology, Best Black Women’s Erotica 2, won the 2003 Best Erotica Award.
ASTRAEA LESBIAN FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE (2002)
Awarded prestigious Lesbian Poetry Award
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEN WOMEN (1997)
Poet’s Choice Award
SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN (1996)
Poetry Award
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