Upcoming Events and Available Readings

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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Background image: a series of pages with typed text. Image: A black-and-white photo of a woman with long hair smiling at the camera. Text: Editing Many Voices - Anthologies and Periodicals. 5th September, 1pm-2pm, Online. Editing Workshop with Eleanor Collins.

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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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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SBWN LIVE: At Home May 2020 (Watch Now)

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Archive - Past Events

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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Black and white photo of a white woman. Q&A: Publishing Children's Books with Sally Polson, Editorial Director, Floris Books. Find out what it takes to get a children's book published, what makes a manuscript stand out to editors, and more! 28th June 2021, 6-6:45pm. Online.

Q&A Session: Publishing Children’s Books with Sally Polson from Floris Books – 28th June 2021

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Writing Workshop with Roshni Gallagher. Poetry as Love Letters to Place: Connection and Belonging. 12th June 2021, 10am-11:30am. Online.

Poetry as Love Letters to Place: Connection and Belonging – 12th June 2021

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Poetry in Translation: Q&A Panel Event. Jay G Ying, Sophie Collins, Tiffany Tsao and Yvette Siegert lift the veil on what it takes to get into poetry criticism, with a focus on poetry in translation. 10th June, 7-8pm. Online.

Ledbury Poetry Critics x SBWN: Poetry in Translation Q+A Panel – 10th June 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. Facilitator: Mae Diansangu.

QTIPOC Writers Group – 3rd June 2021

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Writers of Colour Writing Group with Hannah Lavery – Summer 2021 Term

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Writing the Body of Colour. 6th May 2021, 7pm-8:30pm. Online. Writing Workshop with Mae Diansangu.

Writing Workshop: Writing the Body of Colour with Mae Diansangu – 6th May 2021

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