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Current SBWN Opportunities and Open Calls

Image: a group of people of colour with different skin tones, hairstyles, and clothing reading against a yellow background. Text: Open Call: Blog Pitches. Deadline: 6 May 2022. For Black writers and writers of colour based in Scotland (or normally based in Scotland outside of COVID-19)

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April 16, 2022April 19, 2022

Open Call for Blog Pitches! – for May-August 2022

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Floris Books x SBWN. Children's book submissions: novels, picture books, folktales, nonfiction, and chapter books. Open to Black writers and writers of colour in or from Scotland.

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June 28, 2021July 20, 2021

Floris Books x SBWN – Children’s Book Submissions

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Other places to find literary and arts opportunities in Scotland include:

Archive - Past Opportunities

Feedback Groups - for Black writers and writers of colour based in Scotland. Peer Feedback & collaborative editing. September-November 2021. Mondays, 6pm-7:30pm: 20th Sept, 25th Oct, 29th Nov. OR Saturdays, 10:30am-12noon: 18th Sept, 23rd Oct, 27th Nov. Please register your interest by 1st of Sept.

<img width="360" height="360" src="http://scottishbamewritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Feedback-Groups-winter-360x360.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Feedback Groups - for Black writers and writers of colour based in Scotland. Peer Feedback & collaborative editing. September-November 2021. Mondays, 6pm-7:30pm: 20th Sept, 25th Oct, 29th Nov. OR Saturdays, 10:30am-12noon: 18th Sept, 23rd Oct, 27th Nov. Please register your interest by 1st of Sept." loading="lazy" srcset="http://scottishbamewritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Feedback-Groups-winter-360x360.png 360w, http://scottishbamewritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Feedback-Groups-winter-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" />

August 17, 2021October 27, 2021

Feedback Groups – September-November 2021

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August 9, 2021February 18, 2022

Open Call for Online Workshop and Blog Pitches! – for October-December 2021

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July 1, 2021July 20, 2021

Art UK Twitter takeover – 14th July 2021

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April 16, 2021July 20, 2021

Open Call for Online Workshop and Blog pitches!

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January 29, 2021March 10, 2022

HarperCollins x SBWN Collaboration – Submissions (now closed)

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January 25, 2021April 19, 2021

New Opportunities with SBWN!

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January 25, 2021April 19, 2021

Open Call for Online Workshop and Blog pitches!

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January 25, 2021April 19, 2021

We’re hiring Administration & Media Support!

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January 25, 2021April 19, 2021

We’re hiring a Programme Manager!

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