A Welcome

‘Community is a key aspect of the safety that sanctuary provides.’

Creating Change: Lorraine Wils...

‘The aim is simply to give each writer two things: 1. A way forward with their writing, and 2. The confidence in themselves to take that ste …

Nasim Asl Interviews: Maisie C...

‘I wanted to pay homage to Strictly and all those production companies that were in bubbles and sacrificed to make content.’

Another Way to Split Water: A ...

‘I feel water is so rich with imagistic and metaphorical potential, being a reflective surface as well as a site of nourishment, suspension, …

Nikki Kilburn on Hadithi and t...

‘Hadithi is many wonderous things including a journey into black ancestry.’

New Skin for Old Ceremony

‘It was unsettling. No dread nor excitement, no fear nor quiet confidence. Nothing. Just a dull acknowledgement of what many call a miracle. …

Re: Creation

‘You’ll find work that surprises you, that confronts you, and work that intrigues you.’

Threads Across Borders: Introd...

‘And like threads across borders stories unite and weave communities together just as a single silk thread drifting in the wind carries stre …

Leela Soma on The Kavya Prize

‘The Kavya Prize will empower them to raise their voices, tell their stories and reach a wider audience.’

Only on the Weekends

‘I can hear them all Cheering for us, Proud of our achievement, As if it were theirs. Because it is theirs. We didn’t get here on our own.’

Blood Salt Spring: The Making ...

‘I am more than a sum of my parts… I am all of my parts – all at once.’

Imperium

‘some say to reciprocate his extension of hospitality and glorious resourcefulness some say to be occupied indefinitely some say to survive …

From Murky Waters We Rise

‘i remember that i love you now as much as i did when we first met and i wish i had told you that once more.’

Wacera Kamonji: Finding Sanctu...

‘Writing allows you to discover your thoughts and work through emotions, create worlds, and communicate to those around you.’