The 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize: Open for Submissions
The Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize – judged by Andrew Cowan, Tishani Doshi, Hirsh Sawhney, and Christie Watson – is opening its doors for 2021.
Archive: Articles
Egress by Nauman Khalid
Shortlisted for the 2020 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize in the Life Writing category.
‘Poetry as a tool of their own choosing’: In Conversation with the Young People’s Laureates
Rishi Dastidar – poet, and chair of Spread The Word – speaks to four past and present Young People’s Laureates – Caleb Femi, Cecilia Knapp, Theresa Lola, and Momtaza Mehri – about their role and representing London.
Winter Writing Workshops
Announcing a series of online writing workshops, tutored by our Writer-in-Residence Jennifer Wong, and our Associate Editor Thomas Glave.
Become a Wasafiri Editor at Large
We’re excited to announce our new one-year Editor at Large positions for writers, editors, or readers based in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and New Zealand.
The Temporality of Belonging by Penny Green
Read reflections on borders, racism and Myanmar’s genocide in this response essay to Margarita García Robayo’s ‘From This Place on the Border’—published as part of the Queen Mary Wasafiri Global Dispatches series.
From This Place on the Border by Margarita García Robayo
Published as part of the Queen Mary Wasafiri Global Dispatches series, Margarita García Robayo, author of Holiday Heart, reflects on racism, borders and Covid-19.
On Guest-Editing Wasafiri 104: Human Rights Cultures
In conversation with Billy Kahora and Zoe Norridge on curating and commissioning Wasafiri 104, our special issue on Human Rights Cultures.
Wasafiri Wonders: Juana Adcock and Sophie Hughes
‘”ahorita” in Mexico means right away or right now, but how do you convey the underlying truth which is that it often translates in practice to some time this century or even… never!’ Wasafiri Wonders with Juana Adcock and Sophie Hughes.