The names of the six writers who will take part in the 2025 WritersMosaic retreat have been announced. Clementine E Burnley and Amanda Vilanova from the inaugural retreat recall a magical experience and offer advice for the next cohort of writers.  

Clementine E Burnley in conversation with Amanda Vilanova is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

Irenosen Okojie talks to Gabriel Gbadamosi about the alchemy of writing in the early hours and the power of stories to heal. She discusses challenging the stigma of mental ill health in literature and pouring love into Afrofuturism through her project, Black to the Future. 

Irenosen Okojie in conversation with Gabriel Gbadamosi is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

‘The spoken word poem takes the shape of its context, from performance to performance, each night is different and you feel different each time you read aloud.’

 

Vanessa Kisuule in conversation with Gabriel Gbadamosi is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

‘I wrote on a boat in the middle of the Thames, an experience of being held in the water, neither north nor south. I’m always attempting a fusion of opposites, of multiplicities, trying to write music with words.’

 

Karen McCarthy Woolf in conversation with Gabriel Gbadamosi is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

Marjorie Lotfi reflects on her journey towards becoming a writer, from fleeing Iran as a child in 1978 to arriving in Scotland via the USA. 

Marjorie Lotfi in conversation with Colin Grant is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

Inbetweenness, physicality and emotionality expressed in poetry 

Usha Kishore in conversation with Bashabi Fraser is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

Talking about the challenge of true connection 

Will Harris in conversation with Gabriel Gbadamosi is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

Talking about the techniques of storytelling. 

Karla Williams in conversation with Jonny Wright is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

Talking about the material that comes from lived experience. 

Wally Jiagoo in conversation with Jonny Wright is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

Talking about drawing on her rich African/Scottish heritage 

Mara Menzies in conversation with Bashabi Fraser is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk