Sana Goyal Kotecha
@sanagoyal.bsky.social
Editor & Publishing Director, Wasafiri magazine. Writing in The Guardian & elsewhere. PhD in literary prizes from SOAS, University of London. 2025 International Booker Prize judge. From Bombay, based in Birmingham, UK. She/her.
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Join Wasafiri for BLACK FUGITIVITIES, a 2-part community event series 🪐
Part one is IMAGINE OTHERWISE: Black Fugitivities, a roundtable discussion at @thecommonpress.bsky.social with @riverssolomon.bsky.social, Vanessa Kisuule, Sarah Lasoye, & Irenosen Okojie.
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Part one is IMAGINE OTHERWISE: Black Fugitivities, a roundtable discussion at @thecommonpress.bsky.social with @riverssolomon.bsky.social, Vanessa Kisuule, Sarah Lasoye, & Irenosen Okojie.
🎟️ GET TICKETS: buff.ly/s2uqJfJ
May 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Join Wasafiri for BLACK FUGITIVITIES, a 2-part community event series 🪐
Part one is IMAGINE OTHERWISE: Black Fugitivities, a roundtable discussion at @thecommonpress.bsky.social with @riverssolomon.bsky.social, Vanessa Kisuule, Sarah Lasoye, & Irenosen Okojie.
🎟️ GET TICKETS: buff.ly/s2uqJfJ
Part one is IMAGINE OTHERWISE: Black Fugitivities, a roundtable discussion at @thecommonpress.bsky.social with @riverssolomon.bsky.social, Vanessa Kisuule, Sarah Lasoye, & Irenosen Okojie.
🎟️ GET TICKETS: buff.ly/s2uqJfJ
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Introducing our summer special issue – Wasafiri 122: The UAE Issue – available to preorder now!
Guest co-edited by Laure Assaf and Deepak Unnikrishnan, this issue explores the United Arab Emirates’ literary and creative scene.
Preorder now: www.wasafiri.org/issues/wasaf...
Guest co-edited by Laure Assaf and Deepak Unnikrishnan, this issue explores the United Arab Emirates’ literary and creative scene.
Preorder now: www.wasafiri.org/issues/wasaf...
Wasafiri 122: The UAE Issue
Our summer special issue, guest co-edited by Laure Assaf and Deepak Unnikrishnan…
www.wasafiri.org
May 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Introducing our summer special issue – Wasafiri 122: The UAE Issue – available to preorder now!
Guest co-edited by Laure Assaf and Deepak Unnikrishnan, this issue explores the United Arab Emirates’ literary and creative scene.
Preorder now: www.wasafiri.org/issues/wasaf...
Guest co-edited by Laure Assaf and Deepak Unnikrishnan, this issue explores the United Arab Emirates’ literary and creative scene.
Preorder now: www.wasafiri.org/issues/wasaf...
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
A leading light of African and world literature, he was a distinguished Kenyan writer, scholar, and playwright, who served on Wasafiri's Advisory Board for several years.
Please join us in remembrance 🕊️
A leading light of African and world literature, he was a distinguished Kenyan writer, scholar, and playwright, who served on Wasafiri's Advisory Board for several years.
Please join us in remembrance 🕊️
May 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
A leading light of African and world literature, he was a distinguished Kenyan writer, scholar, and playwright, who served on Wasafiri's Advisory Board for several years.
Please join us in remembrance 🕊️
A leading light of African and world literature, he was a distinguished Kenyan writer, scholar, and playwright, who served on Wasafiri's Advisory Board for several years.
Please join us in remembrance 🕊️
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‘This was the book the judges really loved, right from our first reading’
We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025 is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi.
Here's everything you need to know about the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025 is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi.
Here's everything you need to know about the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
May 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
‘This was the book the judges really loved, right from our first reading’
We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025 is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi.
Here's everything you need to know about the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025 is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi.
Here's everything you need to know about the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
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Congratulations to Deepa Bhasthi and Banu Mushtaq, winners of this year’s International Booker Prize. We’re hugely honoured to publish HEART LAMP. Our deepest thanks to the judges and, indeed, to all of you who have read and loved this extraordinary collection.
May 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Congratulations to Deepa Bhasthi and Banu Mushtaq, winners of this year’s International Booker Prize. We’re hugely honoured to publish HEART LAMP. Our deepest thanks to the judges and, indeed, to all of you who have read and loved this extraordinary collection.
I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be in conversation with Banu Mushtaq, winner of the 2025 International @thebookerprizes.bsky.social for HEART LAMP (@andotherstories.bsky.social), on 16 June at Waterstones Islington, London
Get your ticket here:
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Get your ticket here:
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May 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be in conversation with Banu Mushtaq, winner of the 2025 International @thebookerprizes.bsky.social for HEART LAMP (@andotherstories.bsky.social), on 16 June at Waterstones Islington, London
Get your ticket here:
www.waterstones.com/events/heart...
Get your ticket here:
www.waterstones.com/events/heart...
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ICYMI: Wasafiri is now offering digital-only subscriptions. Wherever in the world you are, you can access our ENTIRE back catalogue – plus each new issue as it is released – with one click.
1 year – Four new issues for only £25
5 years – TWENTY new issues for only £100
1 year – Four new issues for only £25
5 years – TWENTY new issues for only £100
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March 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
ICYMI: Wasafiri is now offering digital-only subscriptions. Wherever in the world you are, you can access our ENTIRE back catalogue – plus each new issue as it is released – with one click.
1 year – Four new issues for only £25
5 years – TWENTY new issues for only £100
1 year – Four new issues for only £25
5 years – TWENTY new issues for only £100
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Are you an LAHP-funded student? Gain hands-on experience at a renowned literary magazine and learn how to run a literary prize through our new placement opportunity.
⏰ Deadline: 11.59pm BST, Sunday, 20 April
Apply:
⏰ Deadline: 11.59pm BST, Sunday, 20 April
Apply:
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March 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Are you an LAHP-funded student? Gain hands-on experience at a renowned literary magazine and learn how to run a literary prize through our new placement opportunity.
⏰ Deadline: 11.59pm BST, Sunday, 20 April
Apply:
⏰ Deadline: 11.59pm BST, Sunday, 20 April
Apply:
Why do short forms matter in a landscape dominated by the novel? I’ll be spending Monday afternoon talking to author Gurnaik Johal about short stories and prizes.
Join us! www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve...
Join us! www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve...
An Afternoon with Gurnaik Johal
Join author Gurnaik Johal, in conversation with Wasafiri’s Editor and Publishing Director Sana Goyal…
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April 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Why do short forms matter in a landscape dominated by the novel? I’ll be spending Monday afternoon talking to author Gurnaik Johal about short stories and prizes.
Join us! www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve...
Join us! www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve...
One week until I’ll be in conversation with Gurnaik Johal – author of WE MOVE + forthcoming SARASWATI @serpents-tail.bsky.social – about short stories, prizes, prize-winning short stories—please join us.
7 Apr, 4.30pm, London @wasafirimag.bsky.social
www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve...
7 Apr, 4.30pm, London @wasafirimag.bsky.social
www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve...
An Afternoon with Gurnaik Johal
Join author Gurnaik Johal, in conversation with Wasafiri’s Editor and Publishing Director Sana Goyal…
www.wasafiri.org
March 31, 2025 at 9:12 AM
One week until I’ll be in conversation with Gurnaik Johal – author of WE MOVE + forthcoming SARASWATI @serpents-tail.bsky.social – about short stories, prizes, prize-winning short stories—please join us.
7 Apr, 4.30pm, London @wasafirimag.bsky.social
www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve...
7 Apr, 4.30pm, London @wasafirimag.bsky.social
www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve...
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Wasafiri is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Alex Wheatle, a renowned British novelist known as the ‘Brixton Bard’. His contributions to literature, youth, and community will be greatly missed — please join us in remembrance.
March 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Wasafiri is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Alex Wheatle, a renowned British novelist known as the ‘Brixton Bard’. His contributions to literature, youth, and community will be greatly missed — please join us in remembrance.
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Congratulations to Wasafiri contributor Anthony V Capildeo on winning the Windham-Campbell Prize in Poetry this year!
In celebration, we've made an interview between them and Palestinian writer Yousif M Qasmiyeh free access until 30 April:
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In celebration, we've made an interview between them and Palestinian writer Yousif M Qasmiyeh free access until 30 April:
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March 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Congratulations to Wasafiri contributor Anthony V Capildeo on winning the Windham-Campbell Prize in Poetry this year!
In celebration, we've made an interview between them and Palestinian writer Yousif M Qasmiyeh free access until 30 April:
buff.ly/8sYBpuQ
In celebration, we've made an interview between them and Palestinian writer Yousif M Qasmiyeh free access until 30 April:
buff.ly/8sYBpuQ
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We stand in solidarity with Mahrang Baloch, who was arrested and detained by Pakistani authorities on 22 March. Mahrang's essay 'Lumma! In Your Name', trans. by Mahvish Ahmad, from Wasafiri 118 – Abolitions: Writing Against Abandonment, is free to access indefinitely:
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March 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We stand in solidarity with Mahrang Baloch, who was arrested and detained by Pakistani authorities on 22 March. Mahrang's essay 'Lumma! In Your Name', trans. by Mahvish Ahmad, from Wasafiri 118 – Abolitions: Writing Against Abandonment, is free to access indefinitely:
buff.ly/j5gUlnX
buff.ly/j5gUlnX
We’re thrilled to be able to offer digital-only subscriptions to @wasafirimag.bsky.social (this will include FULL access to our 40-year archive!).
One year – £25
Five years – £100
Read the world, anywhere in the world 🌍
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One year – £25
Five years – £100
Read the world, anywhere in the world 🌍
www.wasafiri.org/subscribe/
Subscribe
Subscribe to Wasafiri magazine to immerse yourself in the vibrant world of international contemporary writing and discover compelling literary voices that broaden…
www.wasafiri.org
March 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We’re thrilled to be able to offer digital-only subscriptions to @wasafirimag.bsky.social (this will include FULL access to our 40-year archive!).
One year – £25
Five years – £100
Read the world, anywhere in the world 🌍
www.wasafiri.org/subscribe/
One year – £25
Five years – £100
Read the world, anywhere in the world 🌍
www.wasafiri.org/subscribe/
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The Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is open to works in translation for the very first time. Editor @sanagoyal.bsky.social outlines why and how this is a major step for the prize and Wasafiri more widely, in our efforts to be as global as can be.
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March 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is open to works in translation for the very first time. Editor @sanagoyal.bsky.social outlines why and how this is a major step for the prize and Wasafiri more widely, in our efforts to be as global as can be.
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We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist – a feast of fiction from around the world, featuring ‘stories from everywhere, for everyone’.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
The International Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes
The longlist of 12 or 13 books will be announced on Tuesday, 25 February 2025 at 2pm (GMT).
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February 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist – a feast of fiction from around the world, featuring ‘stories from everywhere, for everyone’.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
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Presenting the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist.
Find out more about all the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
Find out more about all the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
February 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Presenting the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist.
Find out more about all the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
Find out more about all the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
Happy #InternationalBooker2025 @thebookerprizes.bsky.social longlist day!!!⏳
February 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Happy #InternationalBooker2025 @thebookerprizes.bsky.social longlist day!!!⏳
I’ll be in conversation with author Gurnaik Johal about short stories, prizes, and prize-winning short stories for @wasafirimag.bsky.social in the spring.
7 April, London Join us — tickets👇🏽
www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve...
7 April, London Join us — tickets👇🏽
www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve...
An Afternoon with Gurnaik Johal
Join author Gurnaik Johal, in conversation with Wasafiri’s Editor and Publishing Director Sana Goyal…
www.wasafiri.org
February 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I’ll be in conversation with author Gurnaik Johal about short stories, prizes, and prize-winning short stories for @wasafirimag.bsky.social in the spring.
7 April, London Join us — tickets👇🏽
www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve...
7 April, London Join us — tickets👇🏽
www.wasafiri.org/news-and-eve...
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Play your cards right and get your literary love or bookworm beloved a gift subscription to Wasafiri this Valentine's Day 💝
Details: www.wasafiri.org/subscribe/
Details: www.wasafiri.org/subscribe/
February 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Play your cards right and get your literary love or bookworm beloved a gift subscription to Wasafiri this Valentine's Day 💝
Details: www.wasafiri.org/subscribe/
Details: www.wasafiri.org/subscribe/
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Delighted to have poetry in this Spring issue of Wasifiri. 💙 Thank you to @sanagoyal.bsky.social and @durreshahwar.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Delighted to have poetry in this Spring issue of Wasifiri. 💙 Thank you to @sanagoyal.bsky.social and @durreshahwar.bsky.social
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PREORDERS OPEN!
Our Spring issue, Wasafiri 121, is now available for preorder –– and explores the concept of the periphery from various perspectives: www.wasafiri.org/issues/wasaf...
Our Spring issue, Wasafiri 121, is now available for preorder –– and explores the concept of the periphery from various perspectives: www.wasafiri.org/issues/wasaf...
Wasafiri 121
Our spring issue explores the concept of the periphery from various perspectives.
www.wasafiri.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
PREORDERS OPEN!
Our Spring issue, Wasafiri 121, is now available for preorder –– and explores the concept of the periphery from various perspectives: www.wasafiri.org/issues/wasaf...
Our Spring issue, Wasafiri 121, is now available for preorder –– and explores the concept of the periphery from various perspectives: www.wasafiri.org/issues/wasaf...
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We’re thrilled to announce that the 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is now open! ⭐
Our 2025 panel is chaired by Romesh Gunesekera with three category judges @antonhur.com, @noreenmasud.bsky.social d.bsky.social, and Yasmine Seale.
Enter: www.wasafiri.org/writing-priz...
Our 2025 panel is chaired by Romesh Gunesekera with three category judges @antonhur.com, @noreenmasud.bsky.social d.bsky.social, and Yasmine Seale.
Enter: www.wasafiri.org/writing-priz...
Enter the 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
The 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize, the sixteenth edition of the prestigious prize, is open from 30 January to 30 June.
www.wasafiri.org
January 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that the 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is now open! ⭐
Our 2025 panel is chaired by Romesh Gunesekera with three category judges @antonhur.com, @noreenmasud.bsky.social d.bsky.social, and Yasmine Seale.
Enter: www.wasafiri.org/writing-priz...
Our 2025 panel is chaired by Romesh Gunesekera with three category judges @antonhur.com, @noreenmasud.bsky.social d.bsky.social, and Yasmine Seale.
Enter: www.wasafiri.org/writing-priz...
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The deadline for proposals for English: Shared Futures 2025 is today! Be in touch with any last-minute questions or worries -- and send on those submissions! It's shaping up to be a really fantastic event, with a host of really exciting papers and panels.
www.englishsharedfutures.org/cfp
www.englishsharedfutures.org/cfp
Call for Papers — English: Shared Futures 2025
www.englishsharedfutures.org
January 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The deadline for proposals for English: Shared Futures 2025 is today! Be in touch with any last-minute questions or worries -- and send on those submissions! It's shaping up to be a really fantastic event, with a host of really exciting papers and panels.
www.englishsharedfutures.org/cfp
www.englishsharedfutures.org/cfp