Colin Grant
@colincraiggrant.bsky.social
Author, director of WritersMosaic
https://writersmosaic.org.uk/
https://writersmosaic.org.uk/
A report on the 50th anniversary of the Leeds West Indian Carnival.
June 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A report on the 50th anniversary of the Leeds West Indian Carnival.
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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
Lanre Bakare, Pauline Black, Malika Booker, Colin Grant and Daudi Matsiko - Hay Festival
The <em>WritersMosaic </em>director hosts this Salon reflecting on the under-reported cultural impact of Black people who have lived outside of London.
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May 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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
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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
Ekow Eshun, Colin Grant, Bonnie Greer, Vanessa Kisuule, Tony Njoku - Hay Festival
On the centenary of Malcolm X’s birth, <em>WritersMosaic </em>brings together writers and performers to explore his global legacy as a resistance leader.
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May 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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
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'"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
Kit De Waal in conversation with Colin Grant | WritersMosaic Magazine
Colin Grant talks with novelist, short story writer and essayist Kit De Waal about her latest novel The Best of Everything (Tinder Press 2025)
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May 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
'"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
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'Malcolm X - By Any Means Necessary' @writersmosaic.bsky.social
Edited by @colincraiggrant.bsky.social & featuring texts by Bonnie Greer, Vayu Naidu, Vanessa Kisuule, Ekow Eshun, Max Farrar, Ella Sinclair, Franklin Nelson, and myself.
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#malcolmx #books
Edited by @colincraiggrant.bsky.social & featuring texts by Bonnie Greer, Vayu Naidu, Vanessa Kisuule, Ekow Eshun, Max Farrar, Ella Sinclair, Franklin Nelson, and myself.
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#malcolmx #books
Malcolm X, by any means necessary | WritersMosaic Magazine
WritersMosaic Guest Edition Malcolm X by any means necessary, edited by Colin Grant with Bonnie Greer, Vayu Naidu, Vanessa Kisuule, Ella Sinclair, John Siddique, Max Farrar, Franklin Nelson and Ekow E...
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May 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
'Malcolm X - By Any Means Necessary' @writersmosaic.bsky.social
Edited by @colincraiggrant.bsky.social & featuring texts by Bonnie Greer, Vayu Naidu, Vanessa Kisuule, Ekow Eshun, Max Farrar, Ella Sinclair, Franklin Nelson, and myself.
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#malcolmx #books
Edited by @colincraiggrant.bsky.social & featuring texts by Bonnie Greer, Vayu Naidu, Vanessa Kisuule, Ekow Eshun, Max Farrar, Ella Sinclair, Franklin Nelson, and myself.
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#malcolmx #books
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Each issue of Wasafiri has a special art feature on a trailblazing visual artist; in our latest, Wasafiri 121, scholar Phoebe Braithwaite interviews Turner Prize-nominated painter Claudette Johnson. They discuss figuration, Toni Morrison, and more...
To read the full interview, order Wasafiri 121.
To read the full interview, order Wasafiri 121.
![‘[Johnson’s] soulful portraits insist on the radical humanity of their subjects and subvert portraiture’s traditional lines of sight. Johnson has re-entered the spotlight during a period in which curators and critics have been revisiting the artistic ferment of the 1980s, reassessing the role of art in political struggles after the raft of protests that took hold globally after the killing of George Floyd in 2020.’](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a2t3meyjdmklgdelpzkg7kxv/bafkreiam4nlhc4dzwjsqfnfvodh67dhc2j7ycu2r3nh2d7bgjuyglwqgla@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Each issue of Wasafiri has a special art feature on a trailblazing visual artist; in our latest, Wasafiri 121, scholar Phoebe Braithwaite interviews Turner Prize-nominated painter Claudette Johnson. They discuss figuration, Toni Morrison, and more...
To read the full interview, order Wasafiri 121.
To read the full interview, order Wasafiri 121.
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Discover how to transform your will-to-write into compelling fiction during this immersive and energising writing week.
📅Monday April 28th - Saturday May 3rd 2025
📍The Hurst, Shropshire
✅Book now: www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
@sharonduggal.bsky.social
📅Monday April 28th - Saturday May 3rd 2025
📍The Hurst, Shropshire
✅Book now: www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
@sharonduggal.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Discover how to transform your will-to-write into compelling fiction during this immersive and energising writing week.
📅Monday April 28th - Saturday May 3rd 2025
📍The Hurst, Shropshire
✅Book now: www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
@sharonduggal.bsky.social
📅Monday April 28th - Saturday May 3rd 2025
📍The Hurst, Shropshire
✅Book now: www.arvon.org/writing-cour...
@sharonduggal.bsky.social
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Join us if you can for a creative week in a magical Arvon setting nestled in the beautiful Shropshire countryside. Expect craft-enhancing tools, strategies, top tips & practical exercises to support your writing journey, plus bags of inspiration to keep you going along the way. Bursaries available.
Fuel your creativity with @sharonduggal.bsky.social & Christopher Wakling. Join us for a week of immersive, practical workshops designed for fiction writers at any stage of their journey—whether you're crafting a novel or a short story.
📅 28 April - 3 May, The Hurst
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📅 28 April - 3 May, The Hurst
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Residential Writing Course: Fiction | Arvon
Join experienced tutors Sharon Duggal and Christopher Wakling for a week of immersive, practical workshops packed with examples and exercises to help you fuel the flames of your creativity. You'll exp...
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February 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Join us if you can for a creative week in a magical Arvon setting nestled in the beautiful Shropshire countryside. Expect craft-enhancing tools, strategies, top tips & practical exercises to support your writing journey, plus bags of inspiration to keep you going along the way. Bursaries available.
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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
#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
March 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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
#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
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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
Malcolm X: By any means necessary | WritersMosaic Magazine
WritersMosaic @ British Library celebrates Malcolm X as a resistance leader with Bonnie Greer, Gary Younge, Vanessa Kisuule and Fallé Nioke
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March 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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
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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
Bella Denise’s cultural highlights | WritersMosaic Magazine
Bella Denise resides in London, where she grew up and has lived most of her life. She identifies as a Londoner of African heritage. As an interdisciplinary artist primarily focused on video installati...
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March 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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
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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
Joanna Surowiec | WritersMosaic Magazine
In episode 32 of What We Leave We Carry, the series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK, Joanna Surowiec describes how she found that performing stand-up comedy led her to create a...
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March 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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
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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
Alex Wheatle remembered | WritersMosaic Magazine
Alex Wheatle has died. A much admired and prolific writer, known fondly as the Brixton Bard, Alex’s books included his first novel, Brixton Rock and Sufferah: Memoir of a Brixton Reggae Head. In 2020,...
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March 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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
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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
Renu Arora in conversation with Sita Brahmachari | WritersMosaic Magazine
Renu Arora (The Burgundy Book) and Sita Brahmachari on the writing, stage work and collaborations inspired by Renu's life-changing accident.
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April 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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
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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
Shamshad Khan in conversation with John Siddique | WritersMosaic Magazine
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April 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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
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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
Ruvani Ranasinha & Mohammed Hanif in conversation with Chitra Ramaswamy | WritersMosaic Magazine
Chitra Ramaswamy talks to Ruvani Ranashinha, biographer of Hanif Kureishi, and novelist Mohammed Hanif about Kureishi’s writing and career.
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April 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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
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Loved chairing and participating in this discussion of the great Hanif Kureishi with his official biographer @ruvaniranasinha.bsky.social and Mohammed Hanif for @writersmosaic.bsky.social introduced by @colincraiggrant.bsky.social listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/75lx...
Ruvani Ranasinha & Mohammed Hanif in conversation with Chitra Ramaswamy
WritersMosaic - In conversation · Episode
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April 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Loved chairing and participating in this discussion of the great Hanif Kureishi with his official biographer @ruvaniranasinha.bsky.social and Mohammed Hanif for @writersmosaic.bsky.social introduced by @colincraiggrant.bsky.social listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/75lx...
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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
A living archive for migration stories
What We Leave We Carry is a podcast series from WritersMosaic magazine that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK. It delves into hidden and diverse communities across the country, explor...
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April 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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
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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...
Ruvani Ranasinha & Mohammed Hanif in conversation with Chitra Ramaswamy
WritersMosaic - In conversation · Episode
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April 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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...
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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
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March 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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
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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
Malcolm X: By any means necessary | WritersMosaic Magazine
WritersMosaic @ British Library celebrates Malcolm X as a resistance leader with Bonnie Greer, Gary Younge, Vanessa Kisuule and Fallé Nioke
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March 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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
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“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
Hiding in the Front Room | Colin Grant
The BBC series Mr Loverman, about a closeted West Indian grandfather and his family, explores the submerged emotional lives of the Windrush generation in Britain.
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March 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
“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
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Colin Grant (@colincraiggrant.bsky.social) on the BBC series Mr Loverman and the lives of the Windrush generation
Hiding in the Front Room | Colin Grant
The BBC series Mr Loverman, about a closeted West Indian grandfather and his family, explores the submerged emotional lives of the Windrush generation in Britain.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Colin Grant (@colincraiggrant.bsky.social) on the BBC series Mr Loverman and the lives of the Windrush generation
A treat for you -
The prologue from Negro with a Hat (read by me), a celebration of an extraordinary man whose death was prematurely announced and whose obituaries killed him.
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The prologue from Negro with a Hat (read by me), a celebration of an extraordinary man whose death was prematurely announced and whose obituaries killed him.
writersmosaic.org.uk/content/marc...
Marcus Garvey's redemption song - Writers Mosaic
The black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey was a disrupter who delighted black people and terrified the authorities who schemed to neuter his power and eventually imprison him in 1925. After his death...
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January 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A treat for you -
The prologue from Negro with a Hat (read by me), a celebration of an extraordinary man whose death was prematurely announced and whose obituaries killed him.
writersmosaic.org.uk/content/marc...
The prologue from Negro with a Hat (read by me), a celebration of an extraordinary man whose death was prematurely announced and whose obituaries killed him.
writersmosaic.org.uk/content/marc...