Blog Archives - Scottish BPOC Writers Network

August 25, 2026August 27, 2026Blog

Is there an elephant in the room?

Image: an Indian stone carving of an elephant from a temple exterior. Text: Is there an elephant in the room? Shalmali Shetty.

To ask if there is an elephant in the room is to ask what we are refusing to name.

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026Blog

The Common Thread: Our newest audio series about the people who make SBWN.

Our new audio series about the people who make SBWN!

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026Blog

The Mela is…

Orange and pink text on a brown background. To the right is a photo of the back of a woman wearing a pink, orange, and gold sari, with orange flowers falling through the air. Text: The Mela is...: a poem by the attendees of the Glasgow Mela & Roshni Gallagher. The logos of SBWN, Glasgow Life, and Creatives of Colour are on the bottom left of the image.

‘I dream that every day/ could be a street party just like this.’

July 28, 2026July 28, 2026Blog

Q&A with Shasta Ali

Black typewriter-esque text on an image of brown paper decorated with flowers. Text: Q&A with Shasta Ali: On writing practices, Scotland's literary landscape, and the New Writers Award.

‘I have come to writing later in life, and mainly as a means of processing grief.’

July 22, 2026July 22, 2026Blog

Of Myths, Monsters, and Tall Tails

Yellow and orange text against a background image of a Chinese dragon boat at night, lit from the inside, sailing across the waves. Text reads: Of Myths, Monsters, and Tall Tails. Eliza Chan.

One of the things that held me back for many years was a fear I would be called out for getting my own culture wrong.

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026Blog

Future folklores: how new traditions can root us in hope

Dark red and yellow text on a background image of a misty forest. Text: Future folklores: How new traditions can root us in hope. Lorraine Wilson.

Folklore is a language of belonging.

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026Blog

Telling Tales: Tradition/Transition – a new audio series

Image of fibres on a loom and balls of tan, orange, and blue yarn or fibre hanging above. Text reads: Telling Tales: Tradition/Transition. A new audio series.

Our new audio series spotlighting performance storytellers of colour!

June 11, 2026June 16, 2026Blog

‘The belt of skulls is nothing, don’t worry’: in conversation with Niall Moorjani

Yellow and orange text against a background image of sculpted metal snakes and a stone wall. Text: 'The belt of skulls is nothing, don't worry about it'. In conversation with Niall Moorjani.

An audio interview with storyteller Niall Moorjani about their craft and their relationship to folklore.

May 31, 2026May 31, 2026Blog

Committee Reads — May edition

Light orange text on a background image of soft-focus leaves. Text: Committee Reads: What Currently Inspires Us. Yellow text on a dark blue band at the bottom of the image reads: May Edition

What’s inspiring us right now? From the pages we can’t put down, to the exhibitions we’re counting down to, Committee Reads offers a glimpse into what currently is inspiring the SBWN team.

May 5, 2026April 21, 2026Blog

Demystifying Self-Publishing: Series Conclusion

a green background with a zoomed in image of a butterfly's wing. The text reads: Demystifying Publishing: Series Conclusion by Deborah de Oliveira.

This kind of freedom allows for the writer to explore this metamorphosis, to take their writing with them, to experiment without having to ask for permission.