Wasafiri Wonders: Antony Huen
In the latest instalment of Wasafiri Wonders, we talk to the winner of the inaugural Wasafiri Essay Prize, Antony Huen.
Archive: Interviews
In Conversation with Idza Luhumyo, Winner of the 2022 AKO Caine Prize
In this interview, Wasafiri sat down with the winner of the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing, Idza Luhumyo.
A Q&A with CHASE Intern, Jack Rutherford
Read a Q&A with Jack Rutherford, Wasafiri‘s CHASE-funded editorial intern, on his time at the magazine and advice for upcoming students.
‘Talking Histories, Making Stories’: An Interview Between Richard Fung and Ramabai Espinet
In this exclusive extract from Wasafiri 110: Afterlives of Indenture, Richard Fung interviews Ramabai Espinet on cuisine, the legacies of indentureship, and the shifting nature of identity.
‘Write because you cannot live without writing’: An interview with Mary Jean Chan and Preti Taneja
An interview with 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize judges Mary Jean Chan and Preti Taneja.
A Q&A with Marina Salandy-Brown, Chair of the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
Read a Q&A with Marina Salandy-Brown, leading light of Caribbean literature, and Chair for the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
On ‘Crying Clowns’ and ‘Scandalous Deviants’: An Interview with Sang Young Park and Anton Hur
Read this interview with Sang Young Park and Anton Hur, writer and translator of Love in the Big City.
‘We are louder when we are heard together’: Sara Ahmed on Complaint!
In this exclusive extract from Wasafiri 109, Adrija Dey interviews Sara Ahmed, discussing Ahmed’s experience of writing her book Complaint!, and the larger process of gathering testimonies, being a ‘feminist ear’, and working to advocate for others and oneself from an intersectional perspective.
‘Against the background of collapse’: A Conversation with Jessica Gaitán Johannesson and Daisy Hildyard
In this conversation between Wasafiri Writer-in-Residence Jessica Gaitán Johannesson and novelist Daisy Hildyard, both writers reflect on the way that the climate emergency has affected and shaped their work, considering the complexities and connections of capitalism, craft, and individual responsibilities.