Babes in the Wood by Maeve Henry
A tender look at one pair’s journey from the Middle East across Europe, with dreams of England. ‘Babes in the Wood’ was shortlisted for the 2018 Wasafiri New Writing Prize in the ‘Poetry’ category.
Archive: Poetry
In the Garden Where the Gorgons Live by Danie Shokoohi
Winner of the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2018 for the Poetry category.
Where the Weight Catches by Claire Lynn
Where the Weight Catches by Claire Lynn was shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017
Belly Dancer Meets Hilāl as Horseman by Rushda Rafeek
Belly Dancer Meets Hilāl as Horseman by Rushda Rafeek was shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017
Poetry: I began to drown. by Gemma Weekes
Gemma Weekes is the critically acclaimed author of Love Me (Chatto & Windus). Her short story ‘Portrait of the Artist as a Young Corpse’ appears in Wasafiri Issue 94.
That Summer by Aileen La Tourette: second prize in the Writeabridge poetry competition 2017
That Summer won second prize in the Writeabridge poetry competition 2017. Aileen La Tourette has published two volumes of poetry with Headland, ‘Downward Mobility’ and ‘Touching Base’.
In That Dream I Became A Stain In My Own House by Connor Frew: winner of the Writeabridge poetry competition 2017
In That Dream I Became A Stain In My Own House won first prize in the Writeabridge poetry competition 2017. Connor Frew is an artist and writer currently living and working in Austin, Texas.
‘Daw’ In The Snow by Alan Remfry
Alan Remfry’s poem ‘Daw’ In The Snow was shortlisted for the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2016 in the Poetry category.
Petit Navire by Mehran Waheed
Mehran Waheed is the winner of the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017, Poetry category.
