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ABOUT US
Mosaic is published by the Literary Freedom Project, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt not-for-profit arts organization that supports the literary arts through education, creative thinking, and new media.

   

STAFF
Ron Kavanaugh
Executive Director
ron@mosaicmagazine.org

Mosaic Literary Magazine
314 West 231 St #470
Bronx NY 10463
718.530.9132



MOSAIC LITERARY MAGAZINE
Launched in 1998, Mosaic is a quarterly magazine exploring the literary arts by writers of African descent. Each issue contains a unique blend of essays, profiles, and reviews.

Editor/Publisher Ron Kavanaugh
Copy Editor Tawny Pruitt
 

EDUCATION PROGRAMS
The Literary Freedom Project provides educators with literary arts lesson plans and workshops based on the content of each issue of Mosaic. Each plan uses the work by writers of African descent as a connective tool to a variety of subjects: history, social studies, and English. Our goal is to increase self awareness while promoting reading and strengthening literacy.

  • Lesson Plans
    In July 2009, Mosaic will start to supplement the editorial content of each issue with lesson plans that will be developed based on the content of Mosaic. These lesson plans, developed for secondary school educators, will demonstrate how Mosaic’s content can serve as a connective tool to explore educational subjects such as history and social studies while also serving to increase the importance of literature in the classroom. 
     

  • Workshops
    In October 2009, we will launch a new bi-annual professional-development workshop featuring creative ways for keeping literature and books valuable sources of knowledge and creativity in high school education. Our workshops help educators incorporate literature into existing curricula to further explore course work that focuses on social studies --explorations of history, geography, economics, government, and civics.
     

  • Mosaic Literary Conference & Festival
    MLC provides a platform for literature-based creative thinking and knowledge sharing. Each year we invite educators, community and arts organizations, and artists to participate in various professional-development workshops. http://www.literaryfreedom.org/08.htm

     



SUPPORT
Programs of the Literary Freedom Project are funded in part by the Bronx Council on the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts, and
Poets & Writers, Inc. through public funds from the New York State Department of Cultural Affairs.

       
In-kind support provided by
       

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lynne d Johnson
Lynne d Johnson is the senior editor of
FastCompany.com. She was previously the general manager, New Media for Vibe and Spin magazines. Lynne also worked as editor for BlackPlanet.com and Digital New York. She holds an MBA in Media Management from the Metropolitan College of New York, an advanced certificate in Multicultural Studies from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, and a BA in Journalism from the State University of New York College at New Paltz.

Troy Johnson
Troy Johnson is the founder and webmaster of the AALBC.com, LLC (The African American Literature Book Club). He serves as an advisory board member of the Harlem Book Fair, and is the book editor for Harlem World Magazine. Troy holds an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Ron Kavanaugh
Ron Kavanaugh operates the book marketing website Mosaicbooks.com and publishes the literary quarterly Mosaic. He recently served as director of the Bronx Writers' Center, and currently consults on literary and digital projects for the Bronx Council on the Arts.