almost-shahrazad by Shereen Leanne
Read Shereen Leanne’s expansive, vivid poem ‘almost-shahrazad’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
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The Prediction by Dal Kular
Read ‘The Prediction’ by Dal Kular, 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.
Fuck Marry Kill by Riddhi Dastidar
Read Riddhi Dastidar’s short story ‘Fuck Marry Kill’, shortlisted for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
Winners Announced for the 2021 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
Meet this year’s winners – Kate Carne (Fiction), Anne O’Brien (Life Writing), and Dipanjali Roy (Poetry) – who will receive £1,000, publication in Wasafiri 109, and mentoring from Nikesh Shukla of The Good Literary Agency.
How to Marry an African President by Erica Sugo Anyadike
Shortlisted for the 2019 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize in the Fiction category.
The Perfect Handspring by Muthoni wa Gichuru
Shortlisted for the 2019 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize in the Life Writing category.