Thanks to a generous donation from a Queen Mary University of London alumnus, a paid internship opportunity is available for a Queen Mary University of LondonSED undergraduate student to join Wasafiri between June-Nov 2024.

Learn more, and apply here: buff.ly/3x3U8zd

We’re counting down the days till we can read your fiction, poetry, and life writing pieces.

You can check the full terms & conditions via the Wasafiri website and enter the 2024 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize by 1 July.
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This looks incredible and so needed! So many amazing pieces 🔥 congrats to the inspiring Abeera and Farhaana!

This issue on against abandonment is going to be just what many of us need to read right now. The introduction is free to access. If you can try to buy the physical issue Wasafiri always a beautiful thing too

Excerpt from «Once upon a time, tomorrow» (Kana Ghadan, initially published in Arabic by Dar Al Saqi) in Wasafiri, translated by Caline Nasrallah.

Pre-order available here: wasafiri.org/shop/

Interested in applying for our CHASE editorial placement? Here's what our former editorial intern Jack Rutherford had to say about the experience, along with some advice for upcoming students.

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'Accepting the work of talented yet underrepresented writers has been so rewarding; there’s no feeling like seeing some of the pieces I initially read and put forward published in print.'

Read more from former CHASE Wasafiri Editorial Intern Erum Dahar:
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Excited to share the publication of “Abolitions: Writing Against Abandonment”, a 40th anniversary special issue of Wasafiri co-edited by farhaana & myself.

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Here's what our 2024 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize Poetry judge Dr Meena Kandasamy is looking for in submissions.

Submit your best work before 1 July, 2024 on our website: buff.ly/2md6Cwq

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Our summer issue, Wasafiri 118, is guest-edited by farhaana & Abeera, and explores the work of those organising against the degradation of life under racial capitalism from India to Lebanon, Palestine to France: buff.ly/43A2IjS

An opportunity is available for two CHASE-funded PhD students to join Wasafiri on a year-long editorial placement. The internship will provide experience within an internationally-recognised academic and literary journal - deadline to apply, 16 June tinyurl.com/5a4techw

We've teamed up with Write & Shine to offer 2 FREE places on the Spring Salon!

A week of online workshops & writing inspiration from 20-24 May 🌷

If you'd love to join but can't afford it, enter to win a place by liking and retweeting this post before 10am, Wed 15 May.

Please share! Have had a fantastic time during my internship and learnt plenty, would absolutely recommend applying 💫

My own journey Wasafiri began five years ago as a CHASE DTP placement holder. This year, Wasafiri celebrates 40 years of championing contemporary international writing. Come & make the magic happen with us 💫

Penguin Books UK signs Dr Nick Makoha '‘exhilarating’ second collection  The New Carthaginians Aparna Kumar DGA Just read this with my son. His smiley nod was worth it. thebookseller.com/rights/penguin…