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SAND #21 Contributor Bios
Ivan Akhmetyev is a native and resident of Moscow. He is the author of five poetry collections, and his work has been translated into thirteen
Michel Faber: Transnational and Transplanetary Literature
At the internationales literaturfestival berlin in 2019, the versatile novelist talked about his transnational life and his transplanetary work, from aliens to alienation.
Heterotopic Hong Kong
A prose poem series by Tammy Lai-Ming Ho responding to images of the Hong Kong protests by local independent photojournalists.
An Interview with Irenosen Okojie
Irenosen Okojie on writing, diversity in publishing, and her new short story collection Speak Gigantular.
SAND Issue #20 Launch, Prachtwerk – 22nd November 2019
On 22nd November 2019, the SAND team launched SAND #20 Taboo at Prachtwerk Berlin. With photos from Kfir Harbi, achso! Media we look back at a night to remember.
Taboo: Inside SAND #20 – Contributors On The Controversial Books That Have Influenced Them
Ahead of the issue’s launch, we asked a selection of SAND #20 contributors from around the world about the controversial literary works that have influenced their writing and art.
An Interview With Elizabeth Metzger Sampson of The Chicago Poetry Center
Elizabeth Metzger Sampson is Executive Director of the Chicago Poetry Center. Guest contributor Emily Bieniek interviewed her about translation, Arabic, her Franco-German roots, and literary education.
SAND Team Recommends: Our Nonfiction Picks
Members of the SAND team recommend some of their favorite works in nonfiction, from dinosaurs to desire to the Arctic Circle.
Profiles in Transnational Publishing: The Skirt Chronicles
The latest installment in our ongoing series: an English-language magazine from Paris at the intersection of fashion, feminism, and literature.