InSight

Torn Lace

A WritersMosaic Film based on Shivanee Ramlochan's poem 'The World’s Oldest Woman Offers Herself for Dissection', from Torn Lace, a correspondence between Shivanee Ramlochan and Andre Bagoo. Animation by Holly Telfer. Produced by Missohio Studio.
19th October 2023

InSight

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Films from WritersMosaic

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Free Will

Will Harris reads his poem, 'Free Will'. Directed by Matthew Thompson and commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

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Half Written Love Letter

Selina Nwulu reads her poem, 'Half Written Love Letter'. Directed by Matthew Thompson and commissioned by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation.

In Conversation

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Writers talking to writers

Tishani Doshi: 'Girls are coming out of the woods, / wrapped in cloaks and hoods, / carrying iron bars and candles / and a multitude of scars'

In conversation with Vayu Naidu

Nels Abbey: 'I have a people pleasing-element inside me that I don't want to offend people, but when it comes to these things, I think I have a responsibility to say what needs to be said.'

In conversation with Jonny Wright

Foday Mannah: 'Growing up in Sierra Leone... if you can convince people that I am a proxy to a higher power, that is significant power to yield.'

In conversation with Bashabi Fraser

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Essays / Fiction / Poetry / Memoir

From Fruity to Raffell

A retreat of solitude, community and creative stimulation

Delon Jessop

Jason Arday (9 May, 1985 – 14 August, 2026)

WritersMosaic reflects on the life of Jason Arday

Colin Grant

Inside the WritersMosaic Literary Residency

'The sea was crystal clear, the weather was perfect and my pink toenails shimmered beneath the transparent water'

Gaby Sambuccetti

My Hit List

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One person's reading, watching, listening and visiting

Tahmima Anam’s cultural highlights
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Books / Film / Stage / Art / Music

Shine Your Eye

A no-holds-barred account of travels through West Africa

Gabriel Gbadamosi

The Immortalists

What would you be willing to do to ensure eternity?  

Amanda Vilanova

Driftwood

A play carrying diasporic memory and political weight

Anni Domingo

Original series

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Collections and podcasts from WritersMosaic

Illuminating, in-depth conversations between writers.

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What we leave we carry, The series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK.

The series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK.

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Fiction Prescriptions

Bibliotherapy for the head and the heart

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Everyone has an elsewhere

Nine writers explore the elusive emotional truth behind narratives and storytelling.

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