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Category: Past Opportunities

Seeking an early-career BPOC researcher to deliver our annual EDI Survey & Report
May 19, 2022May 27, 2022

Seeking an early-career BPOC researcher to deliver our annual EDI Survey & Report

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Upcoming paid opportunities for writers of colour in Scotland to contribute to our blog!

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Open Call for Blog Pitches! – for May-August 2022
April 16, 2022May 19, 2022

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

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Upcoming paid opportunities for writers of colour in Scotland to contribute to our blog!

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Feedback Groups – September-November 2021
August 17, 2021October 27, 2021

Feedback Groups – September-November 2021

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These are peer-led groups of 4 participants who come together online once a month to review and workshop each other’s writing.

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Open Call for Online Workshop and Blog Pitches! – for October-December 2021
August 9, 2021February 18, 2022

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

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Take a look at these upcoming opportunities by SBWN for writers of colour in Scotland – to write a blog post or host your own workshop!

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Art UK Twitter takeover – 14th July 2021
July 1, 2021July 20, 2021

Art UK Twitter takeover – 14th July 2021

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From 12:30-1:30pm on Wednesday 14th July, Art UK will be taking over our Twitter account to talk about pitching your work to their site, writing about art, and more!

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Floris Books x SBWN – Children’s Book Submissions
June 28, 2021June 29, 2022

Floris Books x SBWN – Children’s Book Submissions

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We are thrilled to announce our new collaboration with Sally Polson and Floris Books! Sally is the Editorial Director at Floris Books and submissions of children’s books are now open to Scottish BAME Writers Network members!

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Open Call for Online Workshop and Blog pitches!
April 16, 2021July 20, 2021

Open Call for Online Workshop and Blog pitches!

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Take a look at these upcoming opportunities by SBWN for writers of colour in Scotland – to write a blog post or host your own workshop!

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HarperCollins x SBWN Collaboration – Submissions (now closed)
January 29, 2021March 10, 2022

HarperCollins x SBWN Collaboration – Submissions (now closed)

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We are thrilled to announce our new collaboration with Nancy Adimora and HarperCollins UK! Nancy is the Talent & Audience Development Manager at HarperCollins Publishers and submissions of fiction and non-fiction books are now open to Scottish BAME Writers Network members! Find out more about Nancy, why she got into publishing and what the submission process is.

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New Opportunities with SBWN!
January 25, 2021April 19, 2021

New Opportunities with SBWN!

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All the new opportunities to work with Scottish BAME Writers Network in the first half of 2021.

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Open Call for Online Workshop and Blog pitches!
January 25, 2021April 19, 2021

Open Call for Online Workshop and Blog pitches!

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Take a look at these upcoming opportunities by SBWN for writers of colour in Scotland – to write a blog post or host their own workshop!

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Roots to Grow Programme - Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

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Scottish Black Writers Group – 21st July 2022

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Asian Writers Group – 6 July 2022

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2021 Networking Conference: Keynote - Leila Aboulela – Watch on our YouTube channel

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2021 Networking Conference: Closing Reading - Andrés N. Ordorica – Watch on our YouTube channel

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Afrofuturism: Present Realities, Possible Futures – Watch online

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2021 Mixtape: Writers of Colour

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Metaphors for a Black Future Zine

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2020 Mixtape: Writers of Colour

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