Wasafiri is now published four times a year

Wasafiri is pleased to announce that it is now a quarterly magazine and is looking forward to the opportunity for publishing a greater volume and diversity of fiction, poetry, interviews, articles, art pieces and reviews. Guidelines for submission can be found at www.wasafiri.org/guidelines

Proposed conference on the trans-generational transmission of trauma: call for interested parties
The Second Generation Network, an association of children of refugees from the Third Reich and survivors of the Holocaust, is planning a conference on the trans-generational transmission of trauma. Having held three conferences on the transmission of trauma, SGN is keen to involve descendants of other traumatised groups, e.g. those that are affected by their parents’ trauma, in order to explore similarities and differences. ‘We don't just want to invite others to "our" event but would like to organise this conference together with other groups to make sure that everybody gets an equal say’, said Irene Fick on behalf of the SGN subcommittee. If you would like to get involved in the organization of this conference or would like to participate in it, please contact Nisha Jones at n.a.jones@open.ac.uk for more information.

Wasafiri hosted a reception to mark its new partnership with Routledge and the publication of the Life Writing Issue, #48, at its new home The Open University in London, Camden Town. Some of the writers featured in this special issue – Blake Morrison, Aamer Hussein, Leena Dhingra and Maggie Harris were joined by Ahdaf Soueif and read before an audience of invited guests. Wasafiri wishes to thank all those who gave their support – Routledge, The OU, the writers and the audience – for what was a highly memorable and enjoyable evening.

Wasafiri is pleased to announce the recent publication of Sam Selvon's Lonely Londoners as a Penguin Classic with a new introduction by Susheila Nasta. Since its re-publication in July 2006, the Lonely Londoners has been selected with five other titles as essential reading by library groups around the UK.

Launch of Wasafiri India at the 2nd Kitab Festival, Mumbai 2007

Following last year's successful appearance at the 1st Kitab Literary Festival in Delhi, Wasafiri was invited back to participate in Kitab 2007 which took place in Mumbai in February. Susheila Nasta was joined by Blake Morrison, Jackie Kay, Suniti Namjoshi and Sridhar Rajeswaran at a reading to mark the launch of the publication of Wasafiri in India. An edition of Wasafiri printed and bound in India is now available at an appropriate rupee rate. The Indian publication will not be a separate magazine but indistinguishable from the UK publication and Wasafiri is looking for quality contributions from writers and critics working in India. Click here for subscriptions and contact details for the Indian issue of Wasafiri.