Islam and Me by Shirin Ramzanali Fazel
Read this moving extract of Shirin Ramzanali Fazel’s ‘Islam and Me’, translated from Italian by the author, on immigration, belonging, and Italy’s systematic racism.
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Announcing the Shortlist for the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
The shortlist for the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize has been announced! Read on for judges’ comments, and the full list of writers and pieces selected.
Two Poems by Reem Abbas
Read two lyrical, bilingual poems from Reem Abbas that interrogate silence and sound; family and home.
Craft Episode 8: Meena Kandasamy
Read the transcript for Episode 8 of Craft, Wasafiri‘s podcast, featuring Meena Kandasamy.
An Extract from Hostile Environment by Chinmay Sharma
Read an extract of Chinmay Sharma’s short story ‘Hostile Environment’, first published in Wasafiri 111: Translating Lives.
Syncretic Spaces: On Wendy Nanan by Olga U Herrera
Accompanied by exclusive photos, Olga U Herrera provides a retrospective on the work and life of Wendy Nanan, a seminal figure in contemporary Caribbean art.
An Extract from Made in Mauritius by Amal Sewtohul
Read this sweeping, evocative extract from Made in Mauritius by Amal Sewhotel, translated from French by Nadiyah Abdullatif.
A World Within Walls by Sophie Jai
Considering indentureship, family, and industry expectations, author Sophie Jai writes movingly on her experience of publishing her debut novel, Wild Fires.
Inheritance by Dur e Aziz Amna
Read Dur e Aziz Amna’s ‘Inheritance’, a moving and complex examination of literary belonging and unbelonging.