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October 15, 2026October 15, 2026Blog, News, Opportunities

Call for Blog Pitches – ‘Monstrosity’

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Upcoming paid opportunities for writers of colour in Scotland to contribute to our blog!

October 5, 2026October 15, 2026Blog, Opportunities

We’re hiring a Admin and Access Support Worker!

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We’re looking for an organised, experienced Administrative Support Worker to support the team!

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!

June 29, 2026June 29, 2026News, Opportunities

Submission Call for Emerging Writers & Critics for Books from Scotland

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We’re partnering with Books from Scotland to commission SBWN members emerging writers for review and feature writing on Scottish books for their website.

May 5, 2026July 2, 2026Blog, News, Opportunities, Past Opportunities

We’re hiring new committee members!

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We’re looking for a new Co-Director and a Digital & Social Media Assistant to join the Scottish BPOC Writers Network (SBWN) team!

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!

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Featured Events + Opportunities

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We’re hiring an Admin and Access Support Worker!

Images of brown and red monster hands and blood spatter on a dark blue background. Orange, red, and yellow text on a black abstract shape reads: Call For Blog Pitches. Theme: 'Monstrosity'. Deadline: 25 Oct 2026.

Call for Blog Pitches - 'Monstrosity'

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SBWN Writers Summit - 30 October 2026

SBWN Writers Summit - Call for Volunteers - 30 October 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

Text: Futures and Freedom: Writing Hope in a Dystopia. An Audio Interview Series. A series exploring liberatory futures through fiction featuring writers Zoe Lorimer, Arianne Maki and Chris Lau Manson. Listen on demand. There is a SBWN and Book Week Scotland logo. Image: background photo of space.

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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