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Zia Saylor

Zia Saylor

Zia Saylor is a Californian who loves reading and creative writing in its many forms. For JWA, she has often written about current media and everyday experiences of Jewish feminism. She graduated from Williams College with a BA in Economics and Political Science with honors and received her MSc in Public Policy from the University of Bristol as a Fulbright Scholar. She has previously published an Op-Ed in The Los Angeles Times, fiction in the SteamTicket Literary Anthology, and poetry in the Altadena Poetry Review. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D., but cherishes time with her dogs and time in nature. 

Blog Posts

Cedar Trees

Taking Inspiration from Urushi Trees on Tu B’Shvat

Zia Saylor

This Tu B'Shvat lets draw inspiration from an artisan community in Keihoku, Japan, where material is neither wasted nor removed from the environment, but instead is part of a sustainable cycle of artistic growth.

Berlin "Stumbling Stone" to commemorate Holocaust victim with rose and sign reading "never again" placed on top

I Visited Six European Jewish Communities to Explore My Own Identity

Zia Saylor

My travels in Europe helped me reconcile some of the tensions in my Jewish identity.

Collage of two faces with Star of David and Muslim star and crescent

I’m Jewish. My Partner is Muslim. Here’s How We Make It Work.

Zia Saylor

Celebrating our differences has brought my partner and me closer—but it hasn’t always been easy.

The Intimacy Experiment Book Cover (cropped)

Finally, a Positive, Feminist Jewish Take on Sex

Zia Saylor

This new book offers a sex-positive perspective often lacking in Jewish spaces.

Interfaith Zoom Illustration

Lessons on Interfaith Intersectionality during a Pandemic

Zia Saylor

Zoom has been good for the interfaith community. What will happen after the pandemic?

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Zia Saylor." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/blog/author/saylor-zia>.