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Exclusive Extract: Evenings in Diaspora by Sylvia Alajaji
In this exclusive life writing excerpt from Wasafiri 120: Armenia(n)s – Elevation, Sylvia Alajaji explores the emotional, historical, and cultural nuances of Armenian diasporic existence, interweaving personal memories with collective ongoing struggles, and drawing on music as a medium of cultural preservation and identity.
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On Guest-Editing Armenia(n)s - Elevation: Tatevik Ayvazyan and Naneh V Hovhannisyan
We spoke to co-guest editors Tatevik Ayvazyan and Naneh V Hovhannisyan about curating, commissioning, and editing our winter 2024 special issue, Wasafiri 120: Armenian(s) – Elevation, which shines a light on modern Armenian identities and experiences. Alongside personal stories of love, loss, and memory, the volume speaks to current global issues – displacement, fragmentation, and conflict — all with eloquence, and all, ultimately, for elevation.
Interviews
Inside the Wasafiri Archive: A Little-Known History
Angelique Golding – a PhD student on the Wasafiri archives, based at Queen Mary University of London – leads us on an enlightening journey through Wasafiri’s history, trajectory, editorial strategy, and vision over forty years.
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Changing the Future: In Conversation with Kaliane Bradley and Anton Hur
In this exclusive extract from Wasafiri 119: Futurisms, our Associate Editor So Mayer interviews Kaliane Bradley and Anton Hur about their recently published debut novels. They discuss narration and translation, the climate crisis and the erotic, and much more.
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29 October 2024
Paper Chains: The 40-Year Wasafiri Archive
Wasafiri magazine, in collaboration with Angelique Golding – a PhD student on the magazine's archives, based at Queen Mary University of London – has curated an exhibition chronicling its forty-year publishing history. The exhibition crafts paper chains from Wasafiri’s archives, showcasing the magazine’s evolution over four decades, and its deep connections with Queen Mary University of London, academia, and libraries.
23 October 2024
Meet the 2024 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize Winners
We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize in Poetry, Fiction, and Life Writing.
7 October 2024
40 Years of Wasafiri: An Exhibition & Two Editors in Conversation
As part of our 40th anniversary year celebrations, we're proud to host an exhibition curated by Angelique Golding, and our two editors – Dr. Susheila Nasta (Founding Editor) and Dr. Sana Goyal (Editor & Publishing Director) – in conversation for the first time.
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