Sarvin Parviz

Poet

Saint Louis, MO
Missouri US

Author's Bio

Sarvin Parviz (she/her) is a multi-genre writer & multimedia artist born in Tehran, Iran. Her repertoire includes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, libretti, plays, collages, mixed-media paintings, video art, performance and photography. She is the winner of Graduate and Professional Council Award in Creative Activities (2024) and a semifinalist in the European Opera-directing Prize (2025) who recently developed her first opera at Guerilla Opera Writing Collective. Her song cycle, S(or)i, was developed at FUSE: Collaborations in Song and had its world premiere at MIT in 2025. Her work has appeared in Fractured lit, Grain Magazine, The Indianapolis Review, Apple Valley Review, Roi Fainéant Literary Press among others. She holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and temporarily is based in Saint Louis. As usual, she is working on multiple projects, one of which is a collection of micro-fiction.

Publications & Prizes

Journals: ,
Broadkill Review
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Fractured Lit
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Roi Fainéant Press
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The Indianapolis Review
Prizes won: 

Graduate and Professional Council Award in Creative Activities (2024)
The European Opera-directing Prize 2025 (Semifinalist)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
BIPOC, Iranian
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Immigration, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Schools, Teachers, Women
Fluent in: 
English, Persian
Born in: 
Tehran
Iran
Raised in: 
Tehran
Iran
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Last update: Feb 01, 2026