British-Pakistani author, Kamila Shamsie‘s Nelly Sachs prize was withdrawn after she voiced her concerns and protested boycotting Isreal. More than 250 fellow writers came to defend her stance on the matter, amongst these writers are Arundhati Roy, JM Coetzee, and Sally Rooney. The judges had initially chosen Shamsie for writing that “builds bridges between societies”, … Continue reading Kamila Shamsie’s Nelly Sachs Award Revoked, Hundreds of Authors Protest!