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Open Call for Blog Pitches! – for May-August 2022
April 16, 2022April 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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Floris Books x SBWN – Children’s Book Submissions
June 28, 2021July 20, 2021

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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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)

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

Photo of a South Asian woman with shoulder-length curly/wavy hair in a black-and-white striped top, looking at the camera. Photo of a South Asian man in a colourful shirt, looking at the camera. Black-and-white photo of a South Asian woman with long hair, looking at the camera. Text: Asian Writers Group 2022 with Annie George, Sanjay Lago, and Uma Nada-Rajah, in partnership with the National Theatre of Scotland. 18 May, 7-9pm. Online. For UK- and Ireland-based writers of East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, West Asian, and/or mixed heritage

Asian Writers Group – 18 May 2022

Image of two hands reaching toward each other against background of a black heart, blue circle, and pink, orange, and blue shapes. Text: Scottish Black Writers Group: LIVE at More Fiya with Kayo Chingyoni, Dean Atta, and Janette Ayachi. Thu 19th of May, 6:30-7:30pm. Mitchell Library, Glasgow. Facilitated by Titilayo Farukuoke. For UK and Ireland-based writers who are Black/from the African diaspora (including mixed heritage).

Scottish Black Writers Group LIVE – 19 May 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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