Archive: writer in residence

Wasafiri is excited to announce that Writer-in-Residence Durre Shahwar’s final workshop, Autofiction: Bearing Witness, will take place live in Cardiff, Wales on 15 April 2023. Book your ticket now.

Wasafiri is delighted to announce our 2022/2023 Writer-in-Residence, author and academic Durre Shahwar.

In this conversation between Wasafiri Writer-in-Residence Jessica Gaitán Johannesson and novelist Daisy Hildyard, both writers reflect on the way that the climate emergency has affected and shaped their work, considering the complexities and connections of capitalism, craft, and individual responsibilities.

Wasafiri is excited to announce ‘Beyond Protest: Writing for Action’, an online writing workshop tutored by our Writer-in-Residence Jessica Gaitán Johannesson, taking place on 26 January, from 7-9pm, on Zoom.

Our new Writer-in-Residence for 2021-22 is Jessica Johannesson, a writer and climate activist whose debut novel How We Are Translated was published in February 2021.

‘I believe that everyone has a story inside them.’ Writer and poet Jennifer Wong reflects on her writing residency with Wasafiri and asks: what does it mean to re-write the canon?

Wasafiri Writer-in-Residence Nick Makoha sat down with poet Roger Robinson to discuss his upcoming collection A Portable Paradise (Peepal Tree Press).

As our 2018 Writer-in-Residence, Bidisha reflects on her residency and shares her inside knowledge about publishing.