 Issue 93: Spring 2018 | |
| Discipline | International contemporary writing |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Susheila Nasta (founder) Sana Goyal |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1984–present |
| Publisher | Routledge of behalf of Wasafiri (United Kingdom) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Wasafiri |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0269-0055 (print) 1747-1508 (web) |
| LCCN | sn86023450 |
| OCLC no. | 67618880 |
| Links | |
Wasafiri is a quarterly British literary magazine covering international contemporary writing. Founded in 1984, the magazine derives its name from a Swahili word meaning "travellers" that is etymologically linked with the Arabic word "safari". The magazine holds that many of those who created the literatures in which it is particularly interested "...have all in some sense been cultural travellers either through migration, transportation or else, in the more metaphorical sense of seeking an imagined cultural 'home'."[1] Funded by the Arts Council England, Wasafiri is "a journal of post-colonial literature that pays attention to the wealth of Black and diasporic writers worldwide. It is Britain's only international magazine for Black British, African, Asian and Caribbean literatures."[2]
- ^ "Making Tracks - Literature Matters - Literature - British Council - Arts". British Council. 31 October 2004. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Wasafiri". Arts Council. Retrieved 9 March 2012.