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Image: the ocean and a large rock next to it in black and white. Text: How to Write in a Year of Loss: A personal essay. Bhavika Govil.

<img width="360" height="315" src="https://scottishbamewritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bhavika-blog-post-banner-360x315.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Image: the ocean and a large rock next to it in black and white. Text: How to Write in a Year of Loss: A personal essay. Bhavika Govil." />

July 20, 2021July 19, 2021

How to Write in a Year of Loss: A Personal Essay

Blog by Bhavika Govil

Red and blue text on a yellow background, with an image of a pen on an open notebook. Text reads: A Scots/Punjabi Sikh and the Writing Life. Palo Stickland.

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July 6, 2021July 6, 2021

A Scots/Punjabi Sikh and the Writing Life

Blog by Palo Stickland

Resilience in the Face of Rejection. Nasim Rebecca Asl.

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June 22, 2021July 6, 2021

Resilience in the Face of Rejection

Blog by Nasim Rebecca Asl

Scottish BAME Writers Network Survey Report. Perceptions and experiences of writers of colour in Scotland's literary sector. "What are we, as a sector, doing to support and inspire current and future generations of Scottish and Scotland-based Black and POC writers?"

<img width="360" height="340" src="https://scottishbamewritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/EDI-survey-2021-report-header-image-360x340.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Scottish BAME Writers Network Survey Report. Perceptions and experiences of writers of colour in Scotland's literary sector. "What are we, as a sector, doing to support and inspire current and future generations of Scottish and Scotland-based Black and POC writers?"" />

May 26, 2021May 25, 2021

SBWN and EDI Scotland Publish Literary Sector Survey Results

Blog by scotbamewriters

Text: Memories and Dreams: Wandering Between Aotearoa’s Volcanic Mountains and Scotland’s Munro - Nichelle Santagata. Image: a volcano (Mount Ngāuruhoe) in Aotearoa behind clouds at sunset.

<img width="360" height="315" src="https://scottishbamewritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Nichelle-Santagata-blog-post-banner-360x315.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Text: Memories and Dreams: Wandering Between Aotearoa’s Volcanic Mountains and Scotland’s Munro - Nichelle Santagata. Image: a volcano (Mount Ngāuruhoe) in Aotearoa behind clouds at sunset." />

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021

Memories and Dreams: Wandering Between Aotearoa’s Volcanic Mountains and Scotland’s Munros

Blog by Nichelle Santagata

white text on strong blue background over a photo of waves pouring over a rocky seashore. Text reads: 'the cold. Curated by Camara Taylor. SBWN partnership with MAP.'

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May 15, 2021May 13, 2021

‘the cold’ curated by Camara Taylor, in partnership with MAP

Blog by scotbamewriters

Vaishnavi Ramu. Young, Creative and BAME in the Scottish Borders: why we need to amplify BAME creators in rural Scotland.

<img width="360" height="315" src="https://scottishbamewritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Blog-post-Vaishnavi-Ramu-360x315.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Vaishnavi Ramu. Young, Creative and BAME in the Scottish Borders: why we need to amplify BAME creators in rural Scotland." />

May 11, 2021July 5, 2021

Young, Creative and BAME in the Scottish Borders: why we need to amplify BAME creators in rural Scotland

Blog by Vaishnavi Ramu

On Afrofuturism, an estranged father, and our dystopian reality. Eilidh Akilade

<img width="360" height="315" src="https://scottishbamewritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Blog-post-Eilidh-Akilade-360x315.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="On Afrofuturism, an estranged father, and our dystopian reality. Eilidh Akilade" />

April 27, 2021July 5, 2021

On Afrofuturism, an estranged father, and our dystopian reality

Blog by Eilidh Akilade

How classical Persian poetry can lift us through life's difficulties - yas rahemtulla

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April 13, 2021July 5, 2021

How Classical Persian Poetry Can Lift Us Through Life’s Difficulties

Blog by yas rahemtulla

White text on dark background with planets and fern shapes. Text reads: Metaphors for a Black Future Zine: Edited by Martha Adonai Williams

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April 6, 2021May 4, 2021

Metaphors for a Black Future Zine

Blog by scotbamewriters

Old-fashioned compass lying on an old map of the world. Text reads: A conversation with Carissa Chew, writer of ‘Histories of Colour’.

<img width="360" height="315" src="https://scottishbamewritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Nuzhat-blog-post-banner-360x315.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Old-fashioned compass lying on an old map of the world. Text reads: A conversation with Carissa Chew, writer of ‘Histories of Colour’." />

March 30, 2021July 5, 2021

A Conversation With Carissa Chew, Writer of ‘Histories of Colour’

Blog by Nuzhat Biswas

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March 16, 2021July 5, 2021

Graphic Novels By East and Southeast Asian Creators To Add To Your Reading List

Blog by Kelly Kanayama

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