Collecting Readers,
For Every Writer

Write. Belong. Be Read.

Meet the Team

Louis Garratt
Publisher, Director, Programme Leader

Writer, publisher, and educator. Louis has three children's books published in the UK. Founded Sahab Collective to centre a creative community in Dubai.
Dr Cybele Yazbeck
Managing Director

Performer and dentist, co-founder of Sahab Collective; devoted to the arts, where voice, care, and creativity converge into practice.
Aekta Khubchandani
Writer, Educator, Editor

Award-winning writer and poet. Instructor for poetry, and hybrid work. Loves to consider grief (personal and political) with grace, enjoy silent films and paintings.
Aditya Basu
Screenwriter, Creative Instructor

Writer of Bloody Daddy (Filmfare OTT nominee), bringing nineteen years of experience in documentary, indies and mainstream. Developed scripts for Netflix and SonyLiv. 
Samar Abdel Jabar
Literary Writer, Poet

Samar Abdel Jaber is an Arabic-speaking Palestinian poet and author of four poetry collections, including What If We Were Ghosts, which won the A.M. Qattan Foundation Young Writer Award. 
Akbar Hassan
Writer, Artist, Visual Storyteller

Author of a graphic novel with Sandstorm Comics. Passionate about storytelling through visual mediums like film and comics. Directed a short film adaptation of, Lacrimosa, a graphic novel.
Lara Chamsi Bacha
Mentor, Editor

Lara is a Lebanese poet, mentor for young writers, and editor, with a background in journalism and experience supporting literary communities and emerging voices.


Dr Munir Zamir
Writing Fellow, Spoken Word Performer

Writer and spoken word performer whose work explores identity, disability, creativity, and belonging. As a Writing Fellow, he brings a thoughtful and original voice to the collective.

Meet the Team

Sahab Collective is led by practising writers, educators, and supported by a growing team of creatives. Together we build toward our central ethos: Write. Belong. Be Read.

We began in Dubai with the idea of creating community through a Creative Writing Programme. With the commitment of our community, we have since registered as an Independent Publishing House in the United Kingdom and continue to develop a shared Journal space online.

Rooted in the UAE’s evolving creative landscape Sahab supports a model of writer led development that is rigorous, collaborative, and deeply personal.
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