International Contemporary Writing
Fifteen writers across three genres have been shortlisted for the prestigious and uniquely international Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize, this year judged by Hirsh Sawhney (Fiction), Christie Watson (Life Writing), and Tishani Doshi (Poetry), and chaired by Andrew Cowan. Shortlistees for the…
‘There is a blue in America I haven’t seen anywhere else, though I sometimes look for it.’ Shortlisted for the 2020 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize for Life Writing, ‘American Blue’ by Michael Malay.
Highly Commended in the 2020 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
She spoke to Wasafiri about her writing mantra, winning prizes, and that ‘other’ box which renders people invisible.
