Welcome to The Common Thread!
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Our Network has always been shaped by people: the writers who attend our events, the artists and organisations we collaborate with, the committee members who keep things running behind the scenes, and you, our community. The Common Thread is a space to celebrate and talk directly with those people, about their experiences and also about the current challenges BPOC writers face within the Scottish literary space.
Each episode will bring together voices from across our Network, from writers, committee members, collaborators, facilitators, and others who have played a part in the Network’s story, and exploring the common threads that unite us.
There is no single way to be a writer, and there is no single way to experience being a BPOC writer in Scotland; however these conversations are important to make room for differences as much as for the common ground. We can explore the different routes these writers have taken, the lessons learned along the way, the barrier they have encountered, and their hopes for the future of our community.
Our first conversation:
To kick off this series, we are speaking with Sean Wai Keung, poet, performer, and one of our Co-Directors. In this episode titled: Sean’s Survival Kit, he talks about his writing and his relationship with SBWN, as well as some of the experiences that have shaped the way he thinks about creativity, community, and making space for BPOC writers in Scotland.
Listen, watch, or read:
We know everyone engages with conversations differently, so episodes of The Common Thread will be shared in several formats. You can listen to the full conversation as a podcast, find short video highlights on our social channels, or read the full transcript of each conversation.
Our Newsletter subscribers will also receive early access to these, and a monthly letter discussing the themes and ideas covered on that month’s episode.
We hope The Common Thread becomes an archive as much as a podcast: a record of the people who have helped make this community what it is, and of the conversations shaping where it goes next.
Episodes:
- The Common Thread Episode 1: Sean’s Survival Kit. A transcript of the conversation can be found here.