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August 28, 2026August 28, 2026Blog, Events, Opportunities

Writers of Colour Poetry Writing Workshops with Hannah Lavery – Autumn Term 2026

Multicoloured text on a dark brownish red background with photo of Hannah Lavery. Text: Writers of Colour Poetry Writing Group with Hannah Lavery. Online + in person - Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh. September 10th. October 8th. November 12th. December 10th. 2026. All workshops 12pm - 1:30pm. Suggested donation £40-£80 (£10-£20 per workshop). Access: free tickets, captions + Travel, data & carer bursaries. Scottish BPOC Writers Network and IASH logos in top left corner.

Join us from September-December 2026 for our Writers of Colour poetry writing group!

October 24, 2025November 28, 2025Past Opportunities

Call for Consultations

Clip art images of BPOC people conversing face-to-face and via screens/remotely, plus a clip art image of a pinned-up piece of paper with text reading: Tell us what your community needs! White text on a blue and pink background reads: Call for Consultations. Open to BPOC residents of Edinburgh.

Have your say in helping us build creative programming that builds justice-focused and greener futures in Edinburgh!

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, 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!

October 4, 2022October 28, 2022Past Events

First Breath: Artist Reflections – Edinburgh, 21st October 2022

Photo of a Black woman with a colourful headwrap, gold necklaces, and a yellow top, looking at the camera. Photo of a Black man with glasses, a head wrap, a blue jacket and a white top, smiling at the camera. Photo of a Black woman with long curly grey hair and glasses, smiling at the camera. Text: First Breath: Artist Reflections. With Brenda Vengesa, Thulani Rachia & Lisa Williams. 21st October, 6pm. Inspace Gallery, Edinburgh.

Join us as we present three brilliant Black writers sharing their work!

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 26, 2021August 27, 2021Blog

In Conversation with Briana Pegado

White text in a purple word balloon, plus purple text, on a multicoloured background. Text: In Conversation with Briana Pegado. Briana Pegado & SBWN.

‘I have seen too much in the arts and creative industries in Scotland to keep it to myself.’