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November 10, 2023November 27, 2023Past Events

Non-Fiction Proposals: Next Steps, with Caro Clarke – 25th November 2023

Black text on a yellow background against an image of books, with a photo of a white person with short hair, glasses, and a dark jacket. Text: Non-Fiction Proposals - Next Steps. With Caro Clarke, Founder of Portobello Literary. A follow-up to our Q&A on non-fiction book proposals. 25th November 2023, 11am-12pm. Online.

In this follow-up to July’s Q&A on non-fiction book proposals, Caro Clarke from Portobello Literary shares valuable industry insight on how to progress toward publication.

June 23, 2023December 5, 2023Past Events

Q&A: Non-Fiction Proposals with Caro Clarke from Portobello Literary – 22nd July 2023

Black text on a yellow background against an image of books, with a photo of a white person with short hair, glasses, and a dark jacket. Text: Q&A: Non-Fiction Proposals with Caro Clarke, Founder of Portobello Literary. Find out how to pitch your ideas, what makes a proposal stand out, how the publishing process works & more! 22nd July 2023, 11am-12pm. Online.

We’re delighted to offer a free Q&A session on non-fiction book proposals with the founder of Portobello Literary.

May 29, 2023June 29, 2023Opportunities

Floris Books x SBWN – Children’s Book Submissions

We are thrilled to announce our new collaboration with Sally Polson and Floris Books! Sally is the Editorial Director at Floris Books and submissions of children’s books are now open to Scottish BAME Writers Network members!

May 21, 2023June 23, 2023Past Events

Q&A Session: Publishing Children’s Books with Sally Polson from Floris Books – 14th June 2023

We’re delighted to offer a free Q&A session on Publishing Children’s Books with Sally Polson from Floris Books.

November 15, 2022November 14, 2022Blog

“Why Do You Fear My Way So Much?”: A moment of crisis in publishing

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To publish poetry that speaks to and acknowledges the realities of those marginalized, violated and often demonized by the state is not easy.

November 2, 2021November 30, 2021Past Events

SBWN Networking Conference: Staying Connected – 27 November 2021

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Our annual networking conference is back – and open for registration!

June 28, 2021June 29, 2022Past Opportunities

Floris Books x SBWN – Children’s Book Submissions

Floris Books x SBWN. Children's book submissions: novels, picture books, folktales, nonfiction, and chapter books. Open to Black writers and writers of colour in or from Scotland.

We are thrilled to announce our new collaboration with Sally Polson and Floris Books! Sally is the Editorial Director at Floris Books and submissions of children’s books are now open to Scottish BAME Writers Network members!

June 22, 2021July 6, 2021Blog

Resilience in the Face of Rejection

Resilience in the Face of Rejection. Nasim Rebecca Asl.

when a stranger made of pixels tells me that my poetic offspring does not make their cut, it feels as though they’ve weighed my work on their scales of success and deemed me not worthy.

June 9, 2021July 13, 2021Past Events

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

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.

We’re delighted to offer a free Q&A session on Publishing Children’s Books with Sally Polson from Floris Books.

June 19, 2020April 16, 2021Past Events

Q&A Session: ‘On Pitching & Publishing’ with Robbie Guillory

Robbie Guillory, from the Kate Nash Literary Agency, has partnered up with the Scottish BAME Writers Network to host a Q&A session for writers.

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Featured Events + Opportunities

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Sandra George Exhibition Writing Workshop with Hannah Lavery - 10 July 2026

Floris Books x SBWN: Children's Book Submissions

On Demand

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Telling Tales: Tradition/Transition - a new audio series

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Creative Balance Commissions: SBWN x WAHS

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Futures and Freedom: Writing Hope in a Dystopia – Book Week Scotland 2024

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Our Time Is A Garden Series

Scottish BPOC Writers Network Survey Report 2022. Perceptions and experiences of writers of colour in Scotland's literary sector. "What are we, as a sector, doing to support and inspire current and future generations of Scottish and Scotland-based Black and POC writers?"

SBWN and EDI Scotland Publish Literary Sector Survey Results 2022

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2021 Networking Conference: Keynote - Leila Aboulela – Watch on our YouTube channel

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2021 Networking Conference: Closing Reading - Andrés N. Ordorica – Watch on our YouTube channel

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Afrofuturism: Present Realities, Possible Futures – Watch online

Anthologies

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2022 Mixtape: Writers of Colour

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2021 Mixtape: Writers of Colour

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Metaphors for a Black Future Zine

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2020 Mixtape: Writers of Colour

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