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Writing Britain Now: Deirdre Shanahan
Deirdre Shanahan introduces and shares an extract from her new novel, ‘Caravan of the Lost and Left Behind’.
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Writing Britain Now: Deirdre Shanahan
Deirdre Shanahan introduces and shares an extract from her new novel, ‘Caravan of the Lost and Left Behind’.
Of Braids and Blades: Fighting the Ghosts of Kashmir
Extracted from issue 99 of Wasafiri, this essay is second in a series of ethnographic writings documenting events and practices that make the Kashmiri people’s resistance today.
QMUL Wasafiri New Writing Prize: 2019 longlist with judges
We are delighted to announce that the long-listed entries for the 2019 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize have been chosen and sent to the judges. Louise Doughty, Warsan Shire, and Nikesh Shukla are watching their mailboxes, opening excitingly heavy envelopes, and starting to read.
LATEST ISSUE
Issue 99, Autumn 2019 General Issue
Editorial by Susheila Nasta
Interviews with Minoli Salgado, George Szirtes, Katja Petrowskaja
Articles 'Of Braids, Blades and the Djinns of Winters Past: Fighting the Ghosts of Kashmir', 'A Transnational History of a Writer in Four Packages: From Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s Literary Archive', 'Dancing in Chains: Bijan Elahi on the Art of Translation'
Art 'Harlem and Abroad: Notes to an International ‘Renaissance’'
Fiction by Deirdre Shanahan, Roy Udeh-Ubaka, Michael McGuire
Poetry by Danie Shokoohi, Tanaka Mhishi, Jacqueline Kolosov
Reviews: Hannah Sullivan Three Poems; Sujatha Gidla Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India; Tabish Khair Night of Happiness; Yu Miri Tokyo Ueno Station; Olabode Ibironke Remapping African Literature; and more...
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Wasafiri 35
Wasafiri Editor and Director Malachi McIntosh reflects on 35 years of Wasafiri, and reveals the season of events planned around the launch of the 100th issue.
Susheila Nasta wins the Benson Medal
Wasafiri Editor-in-Chief Susheila Nasta is the recipient of this year’s Benson Medal, awarded by the Royal Society of Literature.
Queer Worlds/Global Queer: Wasafiri Special Issue 98 to launch at Waterstones
Join Wasafiri at Waterstones Tottenham Court Road for an evening of poetry readings and discussion to celebrate the launch of its 98th issue ‘Queer Worlds/Global Queer’ and 35 years of publishing.
