2023 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize Opens for Submissions
We are pleased to be opening the 2023 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize for submissions until 30 June 2023.
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Death Comes in Threes by Damion Spencer
Read Damion Spencer’s vivid ‘Death Comes in Threes’, the final instalment of the pieces shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Eggs keep falling from the fourth floor by Bhavika Govil
Read Bhavika Govil’s evocative ‘Eggs keep falling from the fourth floor’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
almost-shahrazad by Shereen Leanne
Read Shereen Leanne’s expansive, vivid poem ‘almost-shahrazad’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Tessellation by Anam Raheem
Read ‘Tessellation’ by Anam Raheem, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
A Q&A with Marina Salandy-Brown, Chair of the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
Read a Q&A with Marina Salandy-Brown, leading light of Caribbean literature, and Chair for the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
A Q&A with Marina Salandy-Brown, Chair of the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
Read a Q&A with Marina Salandy-Brown, leading light of Caribbean literature, and Chair for the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
The Claws Come First by Mónica Ibarra Parle
Read Mónica Ibarra Parle’s short story ‘The Claws Come First’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
The Song of Life by Usha Rungoo
Read Usha Rungoo’s complex, searching essay ‘The Song of Life’, shortlisted for the 2022 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.