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December 7, 2021December 7, 2021

Beyond the Surface

Blog by Kolia Walker
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November 23, 2021November 24, 2021

Rendering Violence In Verse: The Realm Between Anthropology And Poetry

Blog by Sanjna Girish Yechareddy
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November 23, 2021November 22, 2021

Surinamese Voices in the Dutch Museum of Literature

Blog by Thalia Ostendorf
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October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

Radical Gratitude: A Review of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass

Blog by Renuka Ramanujam
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October 5, 2021October 5, 2021

Lost in the Archives: Ayahs in Scotland

Blog by Shasta Ali
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September 21, 2021September 17, 2021

To the Body, to the Earth

Blog by Martha Adonai Williams
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September 7, 2021September 5, 2021

Celebrating Ourselves: The First East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month

Blog by Maisie Chan
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August 26, 2021August 27, 2021

In Conversation with Briana Pegado

Blog by Briana Pegado
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July 20, 2021July 19, 2021

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

Blog by Bhavika Govil
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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.
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?"
May 26, 2021May 25, 2021

SBWN and EDI Scotland Publish Literary Sector Survey Results

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