Join us for this online craft session with Foday Mannah about fiction writing!
Part of our Developing Your Craft programme – learn more here.
All SBWN events will adhere to our Safer Spaces Policy. You can learn more about our policy here.
Please be mindful when booking. This is a session for Black writers & writers of colour* based in Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Join author Foday Mannah on 12 February, 6-7:30pm for this online craft session about fiction writing.
This 90-minute session will focus on close reading and discussion to develop craft techniques in your work. It may also touch on different theoretical approaches to your writing. Attendees will receive resources including a pre-reading list a week in advance.
Suggested donation of £10 or more (£5 concession).
Before You Book:
- The Developing Your Craft programme is for writers of colour based in the UK (Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Wales)
- All sessions, except the keynote, will be held over Zoom with a maximum of 30 participants.
- Sessions longer than an hour will include a comfort break.
- Each session has a suggested donation amount, but please register for free or for a smaller amount if that suits your needs. No questions asked.
- We have a number of data and child/carer bursaries available for BPOC writers – request a bursary by completing our form.
- Registering for this course means you agree to our safer spaces policy.
- Live captions provided by Otter.
Cancellations
If you have registered for this event but are unable to attend, please let us know ASAP so we can offer it to another person on the waitlist. Thank you!
Questions? Email scottishbpocwriters@gmail.com.
Facilitator
Foday Mannah hails from delightful Sierra Leone where he studied English Language and Literature at Fourah Bay College.
Foday currently lives in Scotland where he is employed as a teacher of English. He holds an MSc in International Conflict and Cooperation from the University of Stirling and an MA with Distinction in Professional Writing from Falmouth University.
His short story, Amie Samba, was shortlisted for the 2019 Bristol Short Story Prize, and was published in the anthology of the same year. Foday has also had stories shortlisted and or longlisted / highly commended for the Bridport, Sean O’Faolain, Mo Siewcharran, Brick Lane, Commonwealth, Morley, Bloody Scotland and Queen Mary Wasafiri writing competitions.
His debut novel – The Search for Othella Savage – won the 2022 Mo Siewcharran Prize, and was published by Quercus Books in May 2025.
Instagram: @foday_mannah
Twitter: @FodayMannah
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foday.mannah