who we are
SAPP is an affiliate publication of Sapperton Community Arts Association, a non-profit based in the historic Sapperton District of New Westminster, British Columbia. Founded in 2024 by Canadian poet Emily Molinari, SAPP is run by a dedicated Board of Directors and volunteers who take pride in showcasing local and emerging poets, photographers, and artists in their annual publication. SAPP hosts regular community arts events that give writers and artists the opportunity to connect in person and build relationships within their community, and limited print runs of each issue are available at various indie bookshops in BC.
Any funds raised through sale of our publication or merchandise goes towards paying our contributors, covering production costs, running contests, hosting community events, or directly to our indie bookstore partners. When you support SAPP, you help #keeptheartsalive in your community!
SAPP is committed to fostering a positive and inclusive environment. We aim to showcase diverse perspectives, and encourage writers and artists of historically marginalized communities to submit their work. We do not tolerate hate-speech of any kind, and are committed to fostering an environment that does not discriminate based on sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnicity, dis/ability, age, religion, or other factors.
meet our board
Founder & Creative Director
SAPP’s founder, Emily Molinari (she/her), identifies as a queer person living with mental illness. She holds a BA (Hons.) and BEd from Simon Fraser University, is an alumni of The Writer’s Studio (SFU), and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts. Her work has appeared in various print and online publications, including SAD magazine, Reverie, emerge ’24, Door is a jar and Swim Press and she was the lead editor for SAPP volumes 1-3. She lives in New Westminster, BC.
Follow Emily on Instagram @molinariwrites.
Vice President & Editorial Director
Lexa Perl (she/her) is a trans feminine educator, writer and activist living on the stolen territories of the Halkomelem-speaking peoples. She is a poet who seeks to explore gender, sexuality and her own second coming of age.
Treasurer
Jenny Garcha‘s (she/her) journey as a writer began in the summer of 2023. Her initial performance of her first Thanksgiving sparked an ever growing wildfire of passion for writing. Since then she co-founded the Douglas College Creative Writing Club and performed in several literary events with Death Rides a Unicorn Society. She has also been published in the SAPP and Brave Voices 1 year Anniversary Chapbook. Through the years, Jenny has realized that spoken word and creative writing have helped her become more vulnerable and open to sharing parts of herself with the world.
Creative Director
Madeleine Chan (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, mixed race, white-passing writer settled on the stolen lands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking peoples. They love exploring the intricacies of identity, specifically the messy complexities of the in-between and ‘Other’ in relation to their own hybrid belongings. They like that little guttural “oh” feeling when they read something that resonates with them, and strive to bring that same emotion to others. Find them and their work on Instagram @madeleinelyc.
Creative Director
Naomi St. Cyr (she/her) is a writer and poet living on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Katzie, Kwantlen, and Semiahmoo First Nations. She gravitates towards reading and writing works on feminism, growing pains, mental health and social satire. Her poetry is featured and forthcoming in SAPP and Eavesdrop Magazine, and she is a forthcoming student of SFU The Writer’s Studio.
Editorial Director
Jessica Lee McMillan (she/her) is a poet and teacher with an English MA and creative writing certificate from SFU’s The Writer’s Studio. Read her in CV2, The Malahat Review, ROOM, QWERTY, Canadian Literature, and more. She lives on the land of the Halkomelem-speaking Peoples with her little family and large dog.
Editorial Director
An ardent reader and passionate writer, Roshni/Rosh Jacob (she/her) has loved escaping into books for as long as she can remember. While literary fiction, horror and thrillers are her favourite genres, she’s always open to trying something new. A journalist and copy editor by profession, she is a third-culture kid who moved to Vancouver in 2022. Her perfect day involves exploring the city’s cafes, watching Hallmark Christmas movies, reading novels about unhinged women and turning her internal dialogue into stories. Channelling her love for words, Roshni posts her reviews, bookish thoughts, personal rants and more on her Bookstagram page, @roshlite.
Director of Haiku & Community Relations
Isabella Mori (she/her) is a The Writer’s Studio alumn, lives in Vancouver and is the founder of Muriel’s Journey Poetry Prize as well as the author of three books of and about poetry, including A bagful of haiku – 87 imperfections. Isabella also writes fiction and nonfiction. Poetic and lyrical work has appeared in publications such as Kingfisher, Signs Of Life and The Group Of Seven Reimagined. In 2021, Isabella was the writer-in-residence at the Historic Joy Kogawa House.
Director of Operations & Governance
Katie Stobbart (they/them) is a queer, non-binary poet living on stolen lands known now as New Westminster, home to many Indigenous nations since time immemorial. Katie is a community leader and group facilitator, and volunteers as President of New West Pride. They have published two chapbooks, with Coven Editions and Collusion Books. In their spare time, Katie plays D&D, tends their fledgling garden, and makes abstract art.
Director of Community Networking
Kyna Crumley (she/her) is a poet living on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples. She’s a huge fan of messy drafts and is learning to build a life rooted in community and care. When she’s not working, reading, or writing, you can find her lying in the grass or watching people cook.
land acknowledgement
SAPP respectfully acknowledges that we were born on stolen lands, including the unsurrendered and unceded traditional territories of the Halq’eméylem speaking Coast Salish Peoples.