‘Every poem is a different species’: Raymond Antrobus talks to Wasafiri
The 2019 Rathbones Folio Prize winner spoke to Wasafiri about literary prize cultures, stage vs page poetry, and his vision for the ‘hearing world’.
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In other words: four translators reflect on women in translation
For Women in Translation month, we invited Marilyn Booth and Jennifer Croft, among other notable names, to comment on the state of translation today.
Q&A with Lesley Nneka Arimah: the 20th winner of the Caine Prize
An interview with Lesley Nneka Arimah, the 2019 Caine Prize winner for her short story ‘Skinned’. Arimah talks about the appeal of the short story, ‘centring the African gaze’, and the role of the writer today.
Sisonke Msimang: ‘the dream of South Africa I still find to be the most compelling idea despite everything’
Sisonke Msimang speaks to Wasafiri about storytelling and social justice, the concept of ‘a single story’, and South-South connections.
Nick Makoha appointed as Wasafiri’s Writer-in-Residence for 2019
The magazine of international contemporary writing, Wasafiri, is delighted to announce the appointment of our new Writer-in-Residence, the poet and playwright Nick Makoha. In this, the 35th anniversary year of Wasafiri, we are delighted to announce the prize-winning poet and playwright Nick Makoha a…