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Exclusive Extract: The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji
We are delighted to publish this exclusive extract of The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji, a darkly funny, life-affirming debut novel following five women from a once illustrious Iranian family as they grapple with revolutions both personal and political.
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Exclusive Extract: Ararat by Anna Davtyan
We are pleased to share this exclusive excerpt from Wasafiri 120: Armenia(n)s – Elevation, translated from the Eastern Armenian by Hayk Hambartsum, and edited by Deanna Cachoian-Schanz. In this short story, Anna Davtyan explores the power dynamics between a female photographer and a young, male subject and, through this, studies the way we see ourselves – and others – in the world.
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Armenia(n)s – Elevation: Poetry Showcase
To celebrate the publication of Wasafiri 120: Armenia(n)s – Elevation, our guest co-editors Tatevik Ayvazyan and Naneh V Hovhannisyan have curated an exclusive online poetry showcase for the Wasafiri website. Here, four poets – also published in the issue – share some more of their work with us.
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From Elite to Everyday: Kurdish Poetry’s Journey to Wider Audiences
Wasafiri Editor-at-Large Yaser Hassan Ali explores the emergence of Kurdish pop poetry in the Bahdinan region of Iraqi Kurdistan in the early 2000s.
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Online Translation Workshops with Translator-in-Residence Sawad Hussain
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Paper Chains: The 40-Year Wasafiri Archive
Wasafiri magazine, in collaboration with Angelique Golding – a PhD student on the magazine's archives, based at Queen Mary University of London – has curated an exhibition chronicling its forty-year publishing history. The exhibition crafts paper chains from Wasafiri’s archives, showcasing the magazine’s evolution over four decades, and its deep connections with Queen Mary University of London, academia, and libraries.
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Meet the 2024 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize Winners
We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize in Poetry, Fiction, and Life Writing.
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