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The Royal Literary Fund’s innovative magazine showcasing new writing that reflects the changing reality of contemporary Britain.

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What do we leave behind when we move to a new place – and what do we carry with us, physically and emotionally, wherever we land?Join WritersMosaic director and author Colin Grant at Southbank Centre for an evening of candid, funny, and deeply moving stories of migration, marking the release of his new book What We Leave We Carry.Grant has travelled the country with writers from WritersMosaic, listening to stories of migration – foundational tales of arriving in a new land, along with rarely spoken tales of love and loss. What We Leave We Carry is a chance to listen to Britain – in all its richness and complexity.He’s joined by storytellers from this oral history, sharing the secrets of their migrant songs and objects, plus live Afro-Colombian music and dance from Akolá Tambó.Wed 26 Aug 2026, 7.45pmSouthbank CentreTickets: on their site! by @writersmosaic

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Read this week's Close Up by writer, producer and events host Meredith Davis on her grandfather - link in bio. by @writersmosaic

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This week on In Conversation, Sita Brahmachari talks to Manjeet Mann about her career as an actress, playwright and novelist.Listen and read the full transcript — link in bio. Or find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. by @writersmosaic

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This week on In Conversation Bashabi Fraser talks to Foday Mannah about his debut novel The Search For Othella Savage. Listen to and read the full transcript - link in bio. Or find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. by @writersmosaic

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Read this week’s Review by Colin Grant on Hurvin Anderson’s major retrospective at The Tate Britain @tate - full review, link in bio! by @writersmosaic

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This week on In Conversation, Vayu Naidu talks to Sanjoy K. Roy about his haunting memoir, There's a Ghost in My Room.Listen and read the full transcript — link in bio. Or find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. by @writersmosaic

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"You could go into arguments and discussions with your family members forever about whatever disagreements you've had, or you can cook them something amazing and have a good time."Episode 6 of Fiction Prescriptions is out now! Listen and read the full transcript - link in bio. Or find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. by @writersmosaic

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Read this week’s Review - Jade E. Bradford on Kin by Women’s Prize-winning author @tayari . Bradford calls it “the author’s most triumphant work of literature to date... stunning in its specificity and intentional in its universality.” Link in bio. by @writersmosaic

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Read this week’s My Hit List with writer, producer and events host Meredith Davis, on the sensorially immersive experience of Edward George’s lecture ‘The Strangeness of Dub’, the book The Grass Arena by John Healy, the must-see documentary Summer of Soul and Mu jazz bar in East London. by @writersmosaic

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Read this week's Close Up by author Mona Dash, on where ideas come from and why writers don't need to hide away in a cabin by a lake to find them - link in bio. Photograph by @missohiostudio by @writersmosaic

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“Wanting to find a place for black queer people to feel safe. And sometimes that is a place in our imaginations.” Del Jessop sits down with Dean Atta for our In Conversation series to talk about Two Black Boys in Paradise - his tender BAFTA-winning stop motion film, born from the poem in his collection There is (still) Love Here.Listen and read the full transcript - link in bio. Or find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Two Black Boys in Paradise is also available to watch on Channel 4. by @writersmosaic

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Join us at The British Library for Meet The Pioneers - an evening of conversation, poetry and song celebrating the revolutionary Black British publishers who carved out a path for writers and creative artists to follow.Hosted by Colin Grant, with Margaret Busby herself, @sissaylemn, Lemara Lindsay Prince, Beverley Mason and the Calypsonian Alexander D Great, WritersMosaic celebrates the Huntleys and Margaret Busby - whose record of excellence is evident in her latest book, Part of the Story.Grab a ticket on the @britishlibrary website before they’re gone! by @writersmosaic

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