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Colin Grant

@colincraiggrant.bsky.social

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Author, director of WritersMosaic https://writersmosaic.org.uk/

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Colin Grant @colincraiggrant.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Colin Grant @colincraiggrant.bsky.social · Jun 12

A report on the 50th anniversary of the Leeds West Indian Carnival.

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · May 26

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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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · May 25

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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John Siddique @johnsiddique.bsky.social · May 16

'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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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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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · May 15

'"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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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · Apr 23

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.

Photo of a Black woman in a white shirt and black trousers. She has cropped blonde hair and sits on a wooden crate. In the background is a painting of a Black man in a green top.

‘[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.’

Painting of a figure facing away from the viewer but looking back. Painting is in brown on a white background.

‘I’m trying to give space to Black people and to explore a range of ways that we can look ... I feel that as a first-generation Black person in Britain, I had to create myself. Lots of artists, lots of Black artists, have this experience of initially not being able to find peers who are Black, whether historic ones or even contemporary ... I do see those empty spaces as somehow reflecting that experience of “having to make myself.”’

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Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · Apr 15

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
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Fiction: Ignite the spark and fire up your fiction

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Chitra Ramaswamy @chitgrrl.bsky.social · Apr 7

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

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Apr 7

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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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Apr 7

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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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Apr 7

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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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Apr 7

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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Ruvani Ranasinha @ruvaniranasinha.bsky.social · Apr 4

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

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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Mar 21

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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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Mar 19

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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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Mar 19

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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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Mar 19

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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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Mar 11

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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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · Mar 11

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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Dr Lizzy Attree @lizzyattree.bsky.social · Mar 8

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

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The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · Mar 2

“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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The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · Feb 27

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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Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · Feb 25

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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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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Colin Grant @colincraiggrant.bsky.social · Jan 22

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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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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The Spectator @thespectator1828.bsky.social · Jan 21

Garvey’s incarceration was a travesty which, as intended by Hoover, destroyed the UNIA.

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Joe Biden was right to pardon Marcus Garvey

In the 1920s, Marcus Mosiah Garvey was the most famous black man on the planet. The Jamaican-born black nationalist led the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), a mass movement of…

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John Siddique @johnsiddique.bsky.social · Jan 21

Oh it's PLR day. The day when writers in UK get a little something meaningful for their books being borrowed by #library readers. Thank you everyone who has borrowed a #book of mine this year
Most borrowed book...

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Colin Grant @colincraiggrant.bsky.social · Jan 13

An artist you should know
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🎥 British Filmmakers Edge Over America | Maya Elsie | 🔆 People You Should Know 🔆

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Clive Webb @clivewebb.bsky.social · Jan 9

The new issue of Military History Matters is out today including a feature by me on William Robinson Clarke, Britain’s first Black combat pilot.

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John Siddique @johnsiddique.bsky.social · Jan 7

Naturally, all the meditation and sacred work continue as usual. This new expression feels tailor-made for me to support literature and writers in ways that truly matter.

Stay tuned for insights, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and updates as this unfolds.

With gratitude and ink,
John

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