Safiya Hopfe is a Creative Writing student in the University of Victoria’s Fine Arts department. She’s been a Work Study Student at the prestigious Malahat Review literary journal, and written for Exclaim! — a monthly Canadian music magazine. Her latest essay, “A Mind I Trust”, is going to be published in Room Magazine's upcoming Neurodivergence issue. 

In this episode, Saf highlights how "A Mind I Trust" grew from being a workshop assignment at UVic—initially called "My Room"—to a final piece in Room this year. She also discusses what inspired her to pursue a writing career, her experience battling concussions and how that impacts her creative process. What it's like to be published in the Vancouver Sun in Grade 6, and her interest in music journalism.