Wasafiri announced that their 40th anniversary issue—Futurisms—is now available to order on their website! This issue features writers “whose perspectives – on the present and on the future – have historically been sidelined.”

The issue includes everything from articles, interviews, art, fiction, poetry, life writing, review essay, reviews, and so much more. The lead feature is “Against the Death of Dream” by Annie Zaidi. This feature is about the “exploration of the synergy between writers and dreams, and a deep dive into our dreams — both our ‘sleep-dreams,’ and those that provide our vision for the future.”

Wasafiri works with a wide range of writers from all around the world. They hope to connect readers and writers to the world through the words that they share. The name Wasafiri even stems from the Kiswahili word for travelers, which fits right along with their commitment to connecting people all over the world through writing.

Wasafiri’s new issue connects to the themes they represent. Whether it’s looking at alternative histories or sci-fi and fantasy stories, there is something in this issue for every reader. Look at the list of the contents of Futurisms below:

  • Editorial: Past / Now / Next / Dream, Sana Goyal
  • Lead Feature: Against the Death of Dream, Annie Zaidi
  • Articles:
    • African Literary Future/isms: Collective and Speculative Approaches, Sreya Mallika Datta and Joanna Woods
    • The Speculative Anthology as a Formal Experiment in Futurity, Annie Webster
    • Redefining our Climate Future: New Approaches to Writing Climate Fiction, Jimin Kang
    • Un-imagining the University, Madhu Krishnan
  • Life Writing
    • Not Dystopia, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
    • Alternative Intelligence, Hannah Silva
    • An End to the Simulation, Basma Ghalayini
  • Interviews
    • Imagining the Impossible: Yara Rodrigues Fowler, Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan, and Momtaza Mehri on Feminist Futures, Em Mercer
    • Genre Marauders: A Conversation with Corey Brotherson, Chella Ramanan, and Rivers Solomon, Leah Muwanga-Magoye
    • Changing the Future: In Conversation with Kaliane Bradley and Anton Hur, So Mayer
    • A Future of Our Own Making: In Conversation with Anthony V Capildeo and Yousif M Qasmiyeh, Maya Caspari
    • Writing in the All Times: An Interview with Alexis Wright, Jessica Gaitán Johannesson
  • Art: Rebellion, Resistance, and Resilience: Three Black British Artists and Eco-Feminism, Alice Correia
  • Fiction:
    • This is Not a Game, Preti Taneja
    • The App, Len Lukowski
    • Sooyoung Swimming, Kim Hyun. Translated by Archana Madhavan
    • Sweet Corridor Law, Fine Gråbøl. Translated by Martin Aitken
  • Poetry:
    • Remembering Gboyega Odubanjo and Benjamin Zephaniah, Raymond Antrobus, Dzifa Benson, Malika Booker, and Yomi Ṣode
    • Function, Gboyega Odubanjo
    • Rhapsody of Icarus Where Daedalus is an Orchardman, Gospel Chinedu
    • Notes on the Machine, Norman Erikson Pasaribu
    • where music takes us, Shaun Hill
    • Palimpsest; [archaic]: to practise divination; Notes on Fortune, Natalie Linh Bolderston
  • Review Essay:
    • Healing, (Re)turning, and Dreaming Towards Better Worlds from unincorporated terrority [åmot] – Craig Santos Perez
    • The Moon That Turns You Back – Hala Alyan
    • Anishinaabe Songs for a New Millennium – Marcie R Rendon
    • All the above reviewed by: Prerana Kumar
  • Reviews:
    • Writing the Future: Essays on Crafting Science Fiction – Dan Coxon and Richard V Hurst, eds
      • Reviewed by: Sharmin Islam
    • The Saint of Bright Doors – Vajra Chandrasekera and Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon – Wole Talabi
      • Reviewed by: Kris Van der Bijl
    • Imagining Palestine: Cultures of Exile and National Identity – Tahrir Hamdi
      • Reviewed by: David Johnson
    • amuk – Khairani Barokka and Horse – Rushika Wick
      • Reviewed by: Oluwaseun Olayiwola
    • Home is Not A Place – Johny Pitts and Roger Robinson
      • Reviewed by: Ariana Nkwanyuo
    • Your Utopia – Bora Chung. Translated by Anton Hur
      • Reviewed by: Nayantara Srinivasan
    • […] – Fady Joudah
      • Reviewed by: Alycia Pirmohamed

To order Wasafiri’s Futurisms go to their website.