Official information
Overview
- Publication
- Wasafiri
- Eligibility
- Official: they do not discriminate on age, gender, nationality, race or sexuality. International contemporary writing.
- Writing
- Interview
- Payment
- Typically £150
- Currency
- GBP
- Payment conditions
- Official: Wasafiri pays for all creative submissions and reviews. The published table is “an indication only of a typical fee.” Interviews (transcribed and edited): £150. Critical academic articles are open on the same page but are not listed in the payment table.
- When paid
- Not publicly stated
- Word count
- 4,000–5,000 words
- Response time
- Not separately stated for interviews. Critical articles: 9–12 months.
- Status
- Open
- Deadline
- Not publicly stated
- How to submit
- Official Taylor & Francis submissions portal
- AI policy
- Not publicly stated
What they want
- A transcribed and edited interview of 4,000–5,000 words submitted through the official portal.
What they don't want
- Fiction, life writing or poetry while those doors are closed.
- Articles formed of AI-generated content, or produced through machine translation — treated as plagiarism. Assistive software is permitted.
Requirements
- Taylor & Francis portal
- 4,000–5,000 words
Rights
Not fully stated on the submit page.
How to submit
- Read https://www.wasafiri.org/submit/.
- Submit at the Taylor & Francis link on that page.
Official source
Last verified 2026-08-19. Always re-read the official page before you send work.
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