Susheila Nasta

Susheila Nasta
MBE, Hon. FRSL
Born1953 (age 70–71)
London, UK
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Kent
University of London
Occupation(s)Critic, editor, academic and literary activist
Known forFounding editor of Wasafiri magazine

Susheila Nasta, MBE, Hon. FRSL (born 1953),[1] is a British critic, editor, academic and literary activist. She is Professor of Modern and Contemporary Literatures at Queen Mary University of London, and founding editor of Wasafiri, the UK's leading magazine for international contemporary writing.[2][3] She is a recipient of the Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature.[4]

  1. ^ "In Conversation with Susheila Nasta", Tehelka TV, 25 April 2011.
  2. ^ Nasta, Susheila (7 November 2019). "Wasafiri, a magazine celebrating writing as a form of 'cultural travelling'". Irish Times.
  3. ^ Murua, James (19 October 2017). "Ndinda Kioko wins Wasafiri New Writing Prize fiction award 2017". Writing Africa. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ McIntosh, Malachi (10 July 2019). "Susheila Nasta wins the Benson Medal". Wasafiri.