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Tag: Edinburgh International Book Festival

June 25, 2026October 5, 2026Past Events

SBWN Community Events, Summer 2026

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SBWN Community members’ events during summer 2026.

June 16, 2025November 28, 2025Archive, Blog, Past Events

SBWN Community Events, Summer 2025

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SBWN Community members’ events during summer 2025.

July 31, 2024September 3, 2024Past Events

SBWN Community Events, August 2024

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SBWN Community members’ events in August 2024.

August 10, 2023October 31, 2023Past Events

SBWN at the Edinburgh International Book Festival – 25 August 2023

Join us at EIBF for an evening of live readings and performance!

July 31, 2023October 31, 2023Past Events

SBWN Community Events, August 2023

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SBWN Community members’ events in August 2023

July 31, 2023November 1, 2023Past Events

SBWN at the Edinburgh International Book Festival – 14 August 2023

Join us at EIBF for an evening of live readings and performance!

July 31, 2023August 23, 2023Past Events

SBWN at the Edinburgh International Book Festival – 14 August 2023

Join us at EIBF for an evening of live readings and performance!

August 25, 2022September 22, 2022Past Events

SBWN at the Edinburgh International Book Festival – 28 August 2022

Text: SBWN at EIBF: Right Here, Now. 28 August, 6:15-7:15pm, Northside Theatre. With Anna Cheung, Etzali Hernandez, Amanda Ajomale, Rachel Kareem, Sean Wai Keung and Andrés N. Ordorica. Photo of an East Asian woman with long brown hair and a red top, smiling at the camera. Photo of a Latinx person with glasses, long black hair, and a yellow multicoloured top, smiling and facing off to the side. Photo of a Black woman with dreadlocks in a white top, smiling at the camera and head tilted to the side. Photo of a Black woman with blue curly hair, smiling and looking upwards. Photo of a mixed race Chinese/white man with short black hair wearing a black shirt and jacket, smiling at the camera. Photo of a Latinx man with short black hair wearing glasses and an orange/red shirt, looking at the camera.

Join us at EIBF for an evening of live readings and performance!

August 3, 2021October 27, 2021On Demand

Afrofuturism: Present Realities, Possible Futures – Watch online

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How can Afrofuturism help the African diaspora in Scotland engender a better future for today?

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