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Text in a green rectangle against a background image of pink, orange and blue salwar kameez fabric. Text: South Asian Heritage Month Blog Post Roundup.

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August 21, 2023August 21, 2023

South Asian Heritage Month Blog Post Roundup

Blog by scotbamewriters

Text on a rainbow-coloured background. Text: Speaking Proud and Loud: SBWN's Pride Month Blog Roundup.

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June 27, 2023June 25, 2023

Speaking Proud and Loud: SBWN’s Pride Month Blog Roundup

Blog by scotbamewriters

Image of a dark blue night sky and soft-focus lights in different colours. Text: Night Diver's Ritual. N. T. Anh.

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May 9, 2023May 8, 2023

Night Diver’s Ritual

Blog by N. T. Anh

Illustration of a Black woman with long braids writing at a desk. Text against a pink background reads: Yes, you can be a Black, female, funny writer! Dawn Kofie.

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April 18, 2023April 17, 2023

Yes, you can be a Black, female, funny writer!

Blog by Dawn Kofie

Image of a sunset over the hills against a blue sky. Text: Moniack Mhor diary: my first writing retreat. Roshni Gallagher.

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April 11, 2023April 17, 2023

Moniack Mhor diary: my first writing retreat

Blog by Roshni Gallagher

an image of a mosque at dusk reflected in water. Text reads Writing in an age of Islamophobic trauma Adil Iqbal

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March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

Writing in an age of collective Islamophobic trauma

Blog by Adil Iqbal

Image of smoke against a black background. Text: The ghosts of bilingual writing. Daniela Castillo.

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March 21, 2023March 20, 2023

The ghosts of bilingual writing

Blog by Daniela Castillo

Computer programming code in blue at the top of the image and a keyboard illuminated in red at the bottom of the image, against a black background. White and light green text reads: AI and the Future of Freelancing. Josephine Jay.

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March 14, 2023March 13, 2023

AI and the Future of Freelancing

Blog by Josephine Jay

A boy wearing plastic sunglasses and a bin bag tied around his shoulders, looking up at the sky and extending one hand upwards. Text: We Can Be Heroes. Yasmin Hanif.

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February 28, 2023February 28, 2023

We Can Be Heroes

Blog by Yasmin Hanif

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February 14, 2023February 13, 2023

Right Place, Right Time: Reading bell hooks

Blog by Zoe Lorimer

Image of beech tree roots growing over a rock, next to red fallen leaves on the ground. Text: a beech in Scotland does not sleep. Q Manivannan.

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February 7, 2023February 6, 2023

a beech in Scotland does not sleep

Blog by Q Manivannan

Image of part of a globe in the upper left hand side of the banner, against a dark brown background. White and green text reads: On belonging, hidden gardens and the Patron Saint of airports. Valeria Gascón,

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January 10, 2023January 13, 2023

On belonging, hidden gardens and the Patron Saint of airports

Blog by Valeria Gascon

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