<sod>The inaugural festival was held 28-29th February at the [[Free Word Centre]] and the [[Betsey Trotwood]] in Farringdon, London (UK) and included over 30 writers of international backgrounds and from the diaspora Leila Aboulela, Tendai Huchu, Malika Booker, Robin Yassin-Kassab, Zen Cho, Jane Yeh, Selina Nwulu, Haris A. Durrani, Dean Atta, Khairani Barokka, Tosin Coker, Sunny Singh, Anthony Anaxagorou, Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire, Patrick Vernon OBE, Radhika Swarup, Sareeta Domingo, JJ Bola, Rachel Shabi, Catherine Johnson, Peter Kalu, Courttia Newland, Raymond Antrobus, Karen McCarthy Woolf, R.A. Villanueva, Ramzee, Kelly Kanayama, Hibaq Osman, Selma Dabbagh, Asia Alfasi, Joan Adnim-Addo, and musician Peter Brathwaite.<eod>
<sod>The inaugural festival was held 28-29th February at the [[Free Word Centre]] and the [[Betsey Trotwood]] in Farringdon, London (UK) and included over 30 writers of international backgrounds and from the diaspora [[Leila Aboulela]], [[Tendai Huchu]], [[Malika Booker]], [[Robin Yassin-Kassab]], [[Zen Cho]], [[Jane Yeh]], [[Selina Nwulu]], [[Haris A. Durrani]], [[Dean Atta]], [[Khairani Barokka]], [[Tosin Coker]], [[Sunny Singh]], [[Anthony Anaxagorou]], [[Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire|Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire]], [[Patrick Vernon OBE]], [[Radhika Swarup]], [[Sareeta Domingo]], [[JJ Bola]], [[Rachel Shabi]], [[Catherine Johnson (novelist)|Catherine Johnson]], [[Peter Kalu]], [[Courttia Newland]], [[Raymond Antrobus]], [[Karen McCarthy Woolf]], [[R. A. Villanueva]], [[Ramzee]], [[Kelly Kanayama]], [[Hibaq Osman]], [[Selma Dabbagh]], [[Asia Alfasi]], [[Joan Adnim-Addo]], and musician [[Peter Brathwaite]].<eod>