Sabrina Chapadjiev is a playwright, spoken word artist, and singer-songwriter originally from the suburbs of Chicago.   Her plays; Whatever Happened to Savannah, Perhaps Merely Quiet, The Insatiable Lite Duet, Security, and Bush have enjoyed productions in Chicago, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Paris, and Malmo, Sweden.   She is a recipient of space grants awarded by the Curious Theatre Company in Chicago and Creative Mechanics in New York.   Her spoken word career was birthed at Ladyfest Chicago, and she has since performed in Ladyfests in Amsterdam, Paris, New York, Austin, Bay Area and Berlin.   In 2002, she toured five European countries performing her spoken word and songs, and ended the tour by competing as a storm poet in the National Poetry Slam.   Her songwriting career in Chicago included performing in several independent cafes, hosting a series for songwriters, running a songwriting workshop, and performing in festivals such as Chicks that Kick and Sissy Butch Brothers Burlesque . Her songs are featured on The Burkhart Underground Live cd and The Chicago Arts Program. Her zine Cliterature is a series of interviews with 18 renegade women writers and has been featured in the International Museum of Women's on-line exhibition.   Her latest collection, 'Live Through This- On Creativity and Self-Destruction' has just come out on Seven Stories Press and was nominated for the Lambda Literary Awards. She recently finished recording her debut album, "Oompa!" and is scheduling performance dates throughout the States for 2009-2010.