Notes for a Dictionary of Walking the Fingers by Dan Byam Shaw
Read Dan Byam Shaw’s work, shortlisted for the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize in the Fiction category.
Archive: Fiction
An Extract from Made in Mauritius by Amal Sewtohul
Read this sweeping, evocative extract from Made in Mauritius by Amal Sewhotel, translated from French by Nadiyah Abdullatif.
An Excerpt of ‘The Burke Street Chronicles’ by Ingrid Persaud
Read an exclusive extract from Ingrid Persaud’s ‘The Burke Street Chronicles’, first published in Wasafiri 110.
An Extract from What a Mother’s Love Don’t Teach You by Sharma Taylor
Read an extract from Sharma Taylor’s debut novel, What a Mother’s Love Don’t Teach You, along with an exclusive commentary on the histories of indentured workers in Jamaica, and the important legacies that they left.
Eggs keep falling from the fourth floor by Bhavika Govil
Read Bhavika Govil’s evocative ‘Eggs keep falling from the fourth floor’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Tessellation by Anam Raheem
Read ‘Tessellation’ by Anam Raheem, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
The Claws Come First by Mónica Ibarra Parle
Read Mónica Ibarra Parle’s short story ‘The Claws Come First’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Fuck Marry Kill by Riddhi Dastidar
Read Riddhi Dastidar’s short story ‘Fuck Marry Kill’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Harriet’s Party: An Excerpt from ‘Love Marriage’ by Monica Ali
Read this excerpt from Monica Ali’s Love Marriage, first published in Wasafiri Issue 109, and available to read online for the month of March.