Her literature has received recognition in Arab states and around the world. Wanasi is remarked as using striking content and form to shore up morale and critique social ills. Most of her short stories tackle the difficult relationship between men and women. Also, Wanasi's writing depicts women’s feelings as they explores human and social customs, For her groundbreaking writing during the Algerian Revolution, Wanasi received the Medal of Resistance and the Medal of Appreciation in Media and Culture. Wanasi has published in many Algerian papers. She was also a founding member of the literary magazine, "The Algerian". Wanasi was the first Algerian woman to write fiction in Arabic and her work was adapted to TV in 1984. She is a member of the Writers Union of Algeria, a body of writers who discusses the role of writers in Algerian society.