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The magazine of international literature since 1984. Order Wasafiri 126: Impossible Returns — The Spain Issue now
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    Wasafiri
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    Feb 3
    The Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is now open for entries! Our 2026 Chair is Ellah Wakatama, with Santanu Bhattacharya (Fiction), Jen Calleja (Life Writing), and Mona Kareem (Poetry). Read the full announcement and submit your work by 30 June: buff.ly/s4ol0ap
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    Orange background with cream and black text announcing the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize judges by category: Ellah Wakatama (Chair), Santanu Bhattacharya (Fiction), Jen Calleja (Life Writing), Mona Kareem (Poetry)
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    Wasafiri
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    Jan 29, 2023
    In case you missed it, our New Writing Prize is now open for submissions until 5pm BST, 30 June! 🚨 Fiction, poetry, life writing. We can't wait to read your entries!
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    Wasafiri
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    Oct 7, 2021
    🏆 We are overjoyed to learn that our longtime friend, contributor, and advisory board member Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Our proudest and warmest congratulations.
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    Oct 7, 2021
    BREAKING NEWS: The 2021 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.”
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    May 11, 2022
    It's time! The winner of @PrizeRofc, dedicated to celebrating works by UK/Irish small presses, has been announced. Congratulations to Norman Erikson Pasaribu, whose Happy Stories, Mostly (@TiltedAxisPress) trans. Tiffany Tsao has been chosen from a rich, competitive shortlist
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    Wasafiri
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    Nov 4, 2024
    ✨CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS✨   We're now inviting submissions in fiction, life writing, and poetry on the following themes until 22 November. ✏ Community, Solidarity, Justice  ✏ Healing & Repair  ✏ Dystopias & Aftermaths Details:
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    Oct 18, 2023
    In light of the removal of Adania Shibli from the Frankfurt Book Fair, we are making free to read & download her short story, ‘Fadwa Touqan Will Do the Tango No More’, trans. by Suneela Mubayi, published in Wasafiri 80: Beautiful Resistance: A Special Issue on Palestine 🧵
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    Wasafiri
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    Oct 17, 2023
    Wasafiri stands in solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸 ✊ We’re sharing and amplifying the writing of Palestinian authors we have had the privilege to work and be in community with over the years, including for Wasafiri 80: 'Beautiful Resistance: A Special Issue on Palestine' (2014) -
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    Jan 27, 2023
    We are pleased to announce that the 2023 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is officially open! ✨ The 2023 prize is judged by Leila Aboulela (Fiction), @CalebFemi_ (Poetry) and @AanchalMalhotra (Life Writing) and chaired by @DianaEvansOP 🌟 wasafiri.org/2023-queen-mar…
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    Wasafiri
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    Oct 9, 2023
    ✨CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS✨ We'll be opening our creative submissions window next month from 1-15 November. Dust off your notebooks and docs to prepare to send us your best writing!
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    Wasafiri
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    Oct 6, 2021
    ✨CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS✨ Don't forget we're still on the lookout for submissions until the 31st of October! Send your poetry, life writing and fiction through our submissions window. More info on our website: wasafiri.org/submit/ We look forward to reading your work!
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    Wasafiri
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    Jun 18, 2024
    Wasafiri stands in solidarity with the novelist, journalist, and activist Arundhati Roy, who – along with professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain – is being prosecuted and targeted by the Indian government for her comments on Kashmir, made fourteen years ago.
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    Wasafiri
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    Nov 17, 2024
    ✨CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS✨  We're inviting submissions in fiction, life writing, and poetry on the following themes until Friday, 22 November. ✏ Community, Solidarity, Justice  ✏ Healing & Repair  ✏ Dystopias & Aftermaths Submit your work:
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    Wasafiri
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    Mar 2, 2021
    This week, we're excited to welcome our new Digital Editor, Nina Mingya Powles (@ninamingya). Nina is a poet, writer and zinemaker from Aotearoa New Zealand, and is the founder of the small press @bittermelonpoem. Welcome to the Wasafiri team, Nina! 🎉
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    Wasafiri
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    Sep 4, 2021
    ⏰ We're now open to submissions of poetry, life writing & fiction until 31 October. We can't wait to read your work! wasafiri.org/submit/