International Contemporary Writing
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s short story ‘She is Our Stupid’. ‘Ever heard of King Midas’s barber, who saw the king’s donkey ears and carried the secret until it became too much to bear? I could not hold it in any longer.’
Tabeko’s fans enjoy watching her eat online, so what will she do when her hunger goes missing?Shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2018 in ‘Fiction’.
A phone call brings back memories from the past. Shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2018 in the ‘Fiction’ Category.
Set over the 2017 general election, a shopkeeper discovers, with morbid consequences, that she can attract customers by dedicating her window display to the daily news. Shortlisted for the 2018 Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Winner of the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2018 for the Fiction category
Lydia and Amy are both expecting in this short story which delves into the emotional highs and lows of pregnancy. Shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017
Winner of the Platinum award at The Creative Future Literary Awards 2017 and first published in the winner’s anthology ‘Important Nothings’.
Displaced by the Syrian War, Helin goes on a journey to find her husband and re-connect her family in Zaid Hassan’s short story ‘Seven Hells’, shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017.
In a stand-off with her teacher, Leah is saved by the Hour of Pity. Sixteen, Seventeen by Max Dunbar was shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017 for Fiction.
