We’re so thrilled to welcome our new fiction editor, @zaintkhalid! He’ll be reading submissions at [email protected].
Zain Khalid
@zaintkhalid
Author: BROTHER ALIVE /// Work with/in @thedrift_mag, @bookforum, @newyorker, @nplusonemag, @bidoun etc.
- On Salman Rushdie, his work, his legacy, his tragedy, and the other Rushdies that might have beenIn our first preview essay from Issue Nine, @zaintkhalid reviews Salman Rushdie’s new novel, Victory City, in the context of his career before, and after, the fatwa. thedriftmag.com/after-the-fatw…
- A little late to this but still so honored to be a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize for Best Debut! @bookcritics @groveatlantic
- What a night! This novel owes such a debt to @peterblackstock, @kentdwolf, and the incredible team @groveatlantic, especially @debseager and @emilyatterbury. Thank you all!The New York Public Library is proud to announce that @zaintkhalid has won the 23rd annual Young Lions Fiction Award for his book 'Brother Alive.' on.nypl.org/3X7oCZM
- so proud of this magazine!! send us your stories!Exciting news: we’ve raised our rates! Please pitch us — our inbox is always open, and you’ll find guidelines at thedriftmag.com/about/.
- Wrote about Lorca's time in New York“Reading Federico García Lorca’s Poet in New York is akin to curling into your lover, your nose dipped in the well of their collarbone, as they detail your mother’s various personality disorders.” Zain Khalid on looking for Lorca in New York. buff.ly/3TrWbVe
- An incredible experience! Published legends and young marvels. Will always be a friend of The Drift, contributing editor, and lover of upturned eyebrow tote bags. Subscribe already!We’re thrilled to welcome @_andresvaamonde and Kanyin Ajayi to our fiction team, where they’ll be managing our general submissions: we read every story we receive, so send yours our way!
- I'm thrilled to share that my novel BROTHER will be published by @groveatlantic! Eternal thanks to @kentdwolf!! Couldn't be more excited to work with the brilliant @peterblackstock
