Upcoming Events and Available Readings

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QTIPOC Writers Group – 7th October 2021

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Metaphors for a Black Future 2021: To the body, to the earth

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Settings as Characters with Lorraine Wilson – 5th October 2021

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SBWN at Push the Boat Out – 16th October 2021

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Image: Black text on a pink and yellow rectangle against trees and waterfalls. Photo: an Asian woman in a blue top smiling at the camera. Text: Decolonising Fictional Worlds, 19th October 2021, 7pm-8:30pm. Online. Intermediate Craft Seminar with Katalina Watt

Decolonising Fictional Worlds: Intermediate Craft Seminar with Katalina Watt – 19th October 2021

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Feedback Groups - for Black writers and writers of colour based in Scotland. Peer Feedback & collaborative editing. September-November 2021. Mondays, 6pm-7:30pm: 20th Sept, 25th Oct, 29th Nov. OR Saturdays, 10:30am-12noon: 18th Sept, 23rd Oct, 27th Nov. Please register your interest by 1st of Sept.

Feedback Groups – September-November 2021

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Afrofuturism: Present Realities, Possible Futures – Watch online

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Scottish Black Writers Group in association with the National Theatre of Scotland. A monthly Black writers meetup facilitated by author Dean Atta, with guest speakers Adura Onashile, May Sumbwanyambe and Ben Tagoe. For UK and Ireland-based writers who are Black/from the African diaspora (including mixed heritage).

Scottish Black Writers Group – July-September 2021

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SBWN Spoken Word Night Film Premiere (Watch Now)

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Archive - Past Events

Black text on a pink background. Text: Erotica in Short Fiction. 11th September. 10am-1pm, Online. For Black writers and writers of colour based in Scotland. Writing Masterclass with Leone Ross. Image: a photo of a Black woman in a pink top smiling at the camera.

Masterclass: Erotica in Short Fiction with Leone Ross – 11th September 2021

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QTIPOC Writers Group – 2nd September 2021

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Black text on a pale yellow and blue background. Images: Asian people with various skin tones reading, writing, conversing and using a laptop. Text: Asian Writers Focus Group. Tell us what you'd like to see from SBWN going forward! 8 September, 7-8:30pm. Online. For writers of East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, West Asian, and/or mixed heritage.

Asian Writers Focus Group – 8th September 2021

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A Writing Workshop Using Indian Dance and Yoga as Prompts. 14th August 2021, 10am-11:30am. Online. Writing Workshop with Leela Soma. Image: a photo of an Indian woman with glasses and a patterned top looking at the camera.

A Writing Workshop Using Indian Dance and Yoga as Prompts with Leela Soma – 14th August 2021

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Editing Many Voices (Anthologies and Periodicals) with Eleanor Collins – 5th September 2021

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Photo of a Black woman with curly hair and blue earrings looking at the camera. Text: QTIPOC Writers Group. A series of 3x1.5 hour writing groups for QTIPOC writers in Scotland. 5th August, 7pm-8:30pm. Online. August Workshop Facilitator: Jess Brough.

QTIPOC Writers Group – 5th August 2021

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Art UK Twitter takeover – 14th July 2021

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Balancing Our Mental Health and Our Writing. 10th July 2021, 10am-11:30am. Online. Writing Workshop with Zebib K. Abraham, MD. Image: a Black woman with long braids (Zebib) smiling.

Balancing Our Mental Health and Our Writing with Zebib K. Abraham – 10th July 2021

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QTIPOC Writers Group. A series of 3 x 1.5 hour writing groups for QTIPOC writers in Scotland. 3rd June, 7pm-8:30pm. Online. July Workshop Facilitator: Sanjay Lago. Image: a man of South Asian descent (Sanjay) smiling and looking at the camera.

QTIPOC Writers Group – 1st July 2021

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