What if we could connect with our past lives and change our futures in the process? Ekta Bajaj – co-founder AIM Literary Festival & Author in Me – turns our attention to grappling with this question in her latest novel Let the Fish Fly, Maame Blue reviews bit.ly/42M7xIT

In episode 56 of #WhatWeLeaveWeCarry, the series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK, Mehredad, who came from Iran, says he feels the UK is welcoming, like a mother hen that takes all the chicks under her wings bit.ly/47X6g5h

'Conflicts I witnessed as a migrant child have stayed with me', Ethiopian-British actor, playwright & filmmaker Beru Tessema talks to Jonny Wright, about his film Lions and play Wolves on Road @westendtheatre.com bit.ly/46BJxuh

'A love song to Britain, Iraq and the body of earth we hold in common.' Dalia Al-Dujaili talks to Gabriel Gbadamosi about her new book, Babylon, Albion: A Personal History of Myth and Migration @saqibooks.bsky.social bit.ly/48gvrQg

The novelist, essayist & translator Jhumpa Lahiri @Jhumpalahiri01 talks with Franklin Nelson about exophony - the act of crossing linguistic borders for a writer, and other stories, out now on #CloseUp bit.ly/48roPi7

‘My mother’s last words to me were, 'There is a giant in you and a weakling. Don't let the weakling prevail.’ Shara Atashi takes a poem by Forough Farrokhzad as a starting point for her reflections on women and Iranian identity, out now on #WritersMosaic bit.ly/4giUm82

We’re proud to support Contains Strong Language 🎤✨ Bradford’s festival of poetry, spoken word & performance, 18–21 Sept. 50+ FREE events: BBC broadcasts, workshops, new writing & exclusive performances - incl. our own John Siddique. Book now 👉 bradford2025.co.uk/event/contai...

My latest piece for @writersmosaic.bsky.social, exploring my 1st visit to Shanghai (at long last), in search of my family’s past, & time spent on the WritersMosaic retreat in Italy: writersmosaic.org.uk/close-up/voy... #migration #China #revolution #textileindustry #lilong #longtang #memoir

Louis Menand reviews new biography of James Baldwin by Nicholas Boggs in The New Yorker. The collection on Baldwin I edited last year for @writersmosaic.bsky.social is available here: writersmosaic.org.uk/content/goin...

Check out Jade E Bradford's hit list: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, Yepoka Yeebo's Anansi’s Gold, Beyonce's Cowboy Carter Tour, Ryan Coogler's Sinners, The @hayfestival.bsky.social and Portmeirion in North Wales, find out more here bit.ly/4obszdl

'I like to say I wanted to become a writer from the moment I was born but maybe that wasn't quite true.' Meet Candy Gourlay in conversation with Sita Brahmachari discussing making the ordinary world extraordinary and more bit.ly/3GOu1kO

Marking the centenary of the birth of the revolutionary psychiatrist Frantz Fanon, our director @colincraiggrant.bsky.social, was joined by Ekow Eshun, Clementine E Burnley, Khaldoon Ahmed, Vayu Naidu & Donna Thompson @britishlibrary.bsky.social, missed it? Here's a flavour bit.ly/3T7setG

We are all northern now! Join us on Friday 11 July for a night of music, poetry & discussion at Southbank Centre inspired by @lanre-bakare.bsky.social's celebrated cultural history, shining a spotlight on extraordinary Black lives in once-rich cities, info & tickets here bit.ly/4lFuWCQ

‘Before the red ink disappears’: artists and writers in Tehran face an uncertain future - moving and important reflections by our friend and writer Sana Nassari in ‪@theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ bit.ly/4k6fBdl

A must-read, @johnsiddique.bsky.social in @thebookseller.com 👇🏽

Frantz Fanon was a revolutionary psychiatrist and anti-colonial writer. Join us on 3rd July @britishlibrary.bsky.social as we reflect on his legacy with writers Ekow Eshun, Clementine E. Burnley, Khaldoon Ahmed and the musician Donna Thompson - get your tickets here bit.ly/3T7setG

Remembering Parnia Abbasi - Sana Nassari pays tribute to the young Iranian poet who was tragically killed recently during an Israeli airstrike, out now on #CloseUp bit.ly/43OrEat

An important piece by Ella Sinclair about the value of #WritersMosaic and our new WritersMosaic Quarterly in @artsprofessional.co.uk @thebookseller.com

'I heard authors call their books their babies. I might have used the phrase once or twice, awkward-mouthed. ' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan in conversation with ‪@anjalijoseph.bsky.social‬ about the origins of her writing, her love of anthologies and ghost stories bit.ly/3HdzXDR

At @hayfestival.bsky.social? Don't miss @colincraiggrant.bsky.social hosting We Were There Salon ‪@lanre-bakare.bsky.social Pauline Black OBE, and Malika Booker will be reflecting on the under-reported cultural impact of Black people who have lived outside of London with Daudi Matsiko bit.ly/4mP9RHN

"Give me a little less with every dawn." @marjorielotfi.bsky.social performs John Burnside's "Prayer" in a film directed by Savannah Acquah, from our new series created with @writersmosaic.bsky.social. www.brinkerhoffpoetr...

Heading to @hayfestival.bsky.social? Don't miss Ekow Eshun @colincraiggrant.bsky.social, Bonnie Greer, Vanessa Kisuule on Weds 28 May as they discuss the legacy of Malcolm X with music from Tony Njoku bit.ly/3HaRjBb

'"The maxim I live by is if I let something out into the world I have to love it."' @kitdewaal.com speaks to @colincraiggrant.bsky.social #InConversation bit.ly/44XXD9h

In the next of our series of poetry films with @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social poet @joclement.co.uk reads, 'Kubla Khan' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This stunning film is directed by Savannah Acquah bit.ly/3GRLx7l

Stunning @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social film by Savannah Acquah featuring @marjorielotfi.bsky.social reading the final poem from her @forwardprizes.bsky.social winning debut collection The Wrong Person to Ask.

"Listen there is nothing as exhilarating as the feeling of life coming into you" @jallenpaisant.bsky.social performs his poem "Right Now I'm Standing" in the third film in a new series created with @writersmosaic.bsky.social. www.brinkerhoffpoetry.org/poems/right-...

#WhatWeLeaveWeCarry, the series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK, focuses on Tamara Zimet, the Australian Dir. Programming Edinburgh Film Festival who arrived in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic and feared she’d made a terrible mistake bit.ly/4k5xCcr

‪In the first of our new series of films in collaboration with the @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social the poet @marjorielotfi.bsky.social reads from 'The Hebridean Crab Apple'. The film is directed by Savannah Acquah bit.ly/42EqUTq

Thanks to @writersmosaic.bsky.social and Suzanne Harrington for this lovely review of A HOUSE FOR MISS PAULINE.. writersmosaic.org.uk/reviews/a-ho... #booksky #books #aHouseforMissPauline

In 2022 Hanif Kureishi, best known for his novel the Buddha of Suburbia, suffered a terrible accident which left him with paralysing spinal injuries. Chitra Ramaswamy talks to Ruvani Ranasinha and Mohammed Hanif about his extraordinary career bit.ly/4jqE3qa

Shamshad Khan talks to John Siddique about her journey as a poet, as well as poetry as the art of silence
 and about the word and how it relates to the truth of our bodies. #InConversation bit.ly/3G9TzIh

The actor, singer and writer Renu Arora talks to Sita Brahmachari about her creative life, her connection with Frida Kahlo, and the creation of The Burgundy Book #InConversation bit.ly/3Ylkffr

A living archive for migration stories - @colincraiggrant.bsky.social speaks to journalist Ella Sinclair about complicating ‘the dominant picture that we have of Britain’ and challenging pervasive anti-immigration rhetoric for @runnymedetrust.bsky.social bit.ly/4co10YG

Enjoyed speaking about my biography of Hanif Kureishi with Mohammed Hanif and @chitgrrl.bsky.social @writersmosaic.bsky.social @colincraiggrant.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/75lx...

Revisiting Cybernetics & Ghosts by @michelsalu.bsky.social - "a thought experiment inspired by Italo Calvino’s 1967 essay of the same name to reflect on the expansive role technology plays in our lives and in literature today." Get lost in the future here bit.ly/3ZnKAXV

The #BrixtonBard remembered. Writer Alex Wheatle has died. We pay tribute to Alex with a remembrance of his appearance at the 2023 @ilkleylitfest with Susan Pitter and Colin Grant bit.ly/4iq2nIw

In episode 32 of #WhatWeLeaveWeCarry, the series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK, Joanna Surowiec found that performing stand-up comedy led her to create a deeper understanding of British culture and a closer connection to people bit.ly/4kRd0FM

Bella Denise shares her cultural highlights on #MyHitList: the band The Smile, Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Mike Leigh’s film Naked, Shane Meadow’s TV series This is England, and Steve McQueen's remembrance of the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower bit.ly/43Ye84r

For the centenary of Malcolm X’s birth, in collaboration with @britishlibrary.bsky.social and the Eccles Institute, we gathered writers and performers to explore Malcolm X's legacy as a resistance leader, missed it? You can watch again here bit.ly/4hxSRSP

“If my parents’ generation...did not attend to their children’s emotional needs, neither did they attend to, or interrogate, their own emotional needs.” — @colincraiggrant.bsky.social on the Windrush generation of Caribbeans in England

Met one of my all time heroes last night! At @writersmosaic.bsky.social organised by #GabrielGbadamosi #GaryYounge #Legend Was in conversation with Bonnie Greer, Colin Grant, Vanessa Kisuule re: #MalcolmX Falle Nioke sang us 4 Mandinke songs in at least 5 languages @britishlibrary.bsky.social

Great to see @hayfestival.bsky.social programme now live, if you scroll down you can find us in the past re-imagined: @ekoweshun.bsky.social, @colincraiggrant.bsky.social, Bonnie Greer and Vanessa Kisuule will explore the global legacy of Malcolm X as a resistance leader, story here bit.ly/41HOe24

Michael Jackson, Malcolm X & Our Need To Constantly Review Our Heroes' Legacies. Makusha Michaela writing for Black Ballad UK notes that while we can be protective of those who have contributed to pop culture and political progress, no one is above scrutiny bit.ly/41UeY0x

For the centenary of his birth, in a collab with @britishlibrary.bsky.social, we gathered writers Bonnie Greer, Gary Younge, Vanessa Kisuule, Fallé Nioke & @colincraiggrant.bsky.social to explore the global legacy of Malcolm X as a resistance leader bit.ly/4hxSRSP - video highlights coming soon

We are #WritersMosaic, an independent, inclusive and evolving presence in the UK’s literary landscape, offering rare and in-depth insight into the lives and practices of contemporary writers and we are happy to be here on @bsky.app, get to know us bit.ly/3QYWzJO