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SBWN at Granite Noir – 23 February and 25 February 2023
January 30, 2023January 31, 2023

SBWN at Granite Noir – 23 February and 25 February 2023

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SBWN is excited to be hosting two events as part of this year’s Granite Noir crime writing festival.

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Poetry Review Writing Workshop with Helena Nelson – 26 November 2022
November 4, 2022December 1, 2022

Poetry Review Writing Workshop with Helena Nelson – 26 November 2022

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Join Helena Nelson, from HappenStance Press and Sphinx Review, for this poetry review writing workshop!

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The Personal is Political: Poetry Masterclass with Etzali Hernández – 14 November 2022
October 28, 2022December 1, 2022

The Personal is Political: Poetry Masterclass with Etzali Hernández – 14 November 2022

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What does it mean to be a political poet? What purposes can political poetry serve? – and what political action can writing reclaim?

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Writing from Sister Radio Workshop  – 30 October and 2 November 2022
October 24, 2022December 1, 2022

Writing from Sister Radio Workshop  – 30 October and 2 November 2022

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An online writing workshop using the themes of Sister Radio by Sara Shaarawi.

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SBWN at Push the Boat Out: Poetics of Place – 6th November 2022
October 7, 2022December 1, 2022

SBWN at Push the Boat Out: Poetics of Place – 6th November 2022

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An in-person workshop about ecopoetics and developing your own writing.

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Q&A with Creative Scotland Literature – 19th January 2022
December 22, 2021January 27, 2022

Q&A with Creative Scotland Literature – 19th January 2022

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Come and hear from Literature Officers at Creative Scotland and ask them questions about their programs and support available for individual writers,

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QTIPOC Writers Group – 2nd December 2021
November 30, 2021January 27, 2022

QTIPOC Writers Group – 2nd December 2021

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QTIPOC Writers Group is a new, free writers group for QTIPOC based in Scotland.

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Intermediate Craft Seminar: Poetry Vs Colonialism with Laila Sumpton – 1st December 2021
October 15, 2021December 22, 2021

Intermediate Craft Seminar: Poetry Vs Colonialism with Laila Sumpton – 1st December 2021

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Explore and challenge stories of the British Empire through creating poetry.

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Arts Reviewing for Creatives of Colour with Aisha Josiah – 13th November 2021
September 27, 2021November 30, 2021

Arts Reviewing for Creatives of Colour with Aisha Josiah – 13th November 2021

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This session aims to encourage writers with any level of experience to delve into arts criticism.

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QTIPOC Writers Group – 7th October 2021
September 22, 2021October 27, 2021

QTIPOC Writers Group – 7th October 2021

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QTIPOC Writers Group is a new, free writers group for QTIPOC based in Scotland.

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Roots to Grow Programme - Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

Image: a group of people of colour with different skin tones, hairstyles, and clothing reading against a yellow background. Text: Open Call: Blog Pitches. Deadline: 12 February 2023. For Black writers and writers of colour based in Scotland (or normally based in Scotland outside of COVID-19)

Open Call for Blog Pitches - February-May 2023

Background image: an abstract painting in purple, grey, red and black. White and yellow text reads: Scottish Black Writers Group Meets Visual Art. Workshop Series. Artist presentation + writing space on Zoom facilitated by Titilayo Farukuoye. Yellow text on a purple circle: Guests: Ashanti Harris, Péju Alatise, Adebusola Ramsay. Text at the bottom of the image says: For UK and Ireland-based writers who are Black/ from the African diaspora (including mixed heritage).

Scottish Black Writers Group Meets Visual Art - February-April 2023

Black and white photo of a South Asian man with short hair, looking at the camera. Background image: black and white photo of trees in the mist. Text: Intro to crime writing. Thurs 23 February. 6-8pm, online. For Black writers and writers of colour in collaboration with Granite Noir.

Intro to crime writing: Writing masterclass with Tariq Ashkanani - 23 February 2023

Photo of an East Asian woman with long brown hair and a dark red top, smiling at the camera, Photo of an East Asian woman with glasses and shoulder-length black hair, wearing a sleeveless black top and grey vest, looking at the camera. white/Filipino person with shoulder-length brown hair and a blue and white patterned top, looking out from behind a bookshelf. Photo of a Black woman with black curly hair and a denim jacket, smiling at the camera. Text: SBWN at Granite Noir: Nighttime Noir. Anna Cheung, Eliza Chan, Katalina Watt, Zebib K. Abraham. 25 Feb 2023 | 8:30pm | Lemon Tree, Aberdeen.

SBWN at Granite Noir: Nighttime Noir - 25 February 2023

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Photo of a Middle Eastern woman with a multicoloured headwrap and a long-sleeved black top standing against a fence, looking to the right. Text: SBWN Networking Conference 2021: Staying Connected. Keynote: Leila Aboulela. introduced by Jeda Pearl Lewis. Captions by Collective Text (Sarya Wu, Bea Webster, Emilia Beatriz, Camara Taylor, Nicole O'Reilly)

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

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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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