I can find the traces of these weeks in the way I have learned to hold myself, the way I am in my body.
Category: Blog
Celebrating Ourselves: The First East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month
For all of us, it’s a time for collective recognition of our lives in the U.K. We’re here. We belong. We exist.
In Conversation with Briana Pegado
‘I have seen too much in the arts and creative industries in Scotland to keep it to myself.’
How to Write in a Year of Loss: A Personal Essay
The first loss is the world’s. The second is your own.
A Scots/Punjabi Sikh and the Writing Life
I was always the Sikh part from birth.
Resilience in the Face of Rejection
when a stranger made of pixels tells me that my poetic offspring does not make their cut, it feels as though they’ve weighed my work on their scales of success and deemed me not worthy.
SBWN and EDI Scotland Publish Literary Sector Survey Results
Scottish BAME Writers Network and EDI Scotland publish literary sector survey results on the perceptions and experiences of Black and PoC writers in and from Scotland.
Memories and Dreams: Wandering Between Aotearoa’s Volcanic Mountains and Scotland’s Munros
Sometimes when climbing mountains, there is no clear path and I have to make my own through treacherous terrains, but I know leveled-out lands are on the horizon.
‘the cold’ curated by Camara Taylor, in partnership with MAP
We’re delighted to present our recent partnership with MAP: ‘the cold,’ a series curated by Camara Taylor! <<It’s a shame […]
Young, Creative and BAME in the Scottish Borders: why we need to amplify BAME creators in rural Scotland
People of colour have had a presence in Scotland’s rural communities for much longer than many realise, and it is time for this to be reflected across our creative communities.
