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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.

<img decoding="async" width="360" height="360" src="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Eventbrite-banner-12-360x360.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="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." srcset="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Eventbrite-banner-12-360x360.png 360w, https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Eventbrite-banner-12-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" />

June 23, 2023June 25, 2023

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

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<img decoding="async" width="360" height="360" src="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/21-Nov-Website-and-twitter-post-360x360.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="A graphic with the text SBWN Online Solidarity Space, 21st November 2023, 6-7pm. It has a green background, the SBWN logo on the left, the Palestine flag in the centre, and clipart of a plant in the left corner." srcset="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/21-Nov-Website-and-twitter-post-360x360.png 360w, https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/21-Nov-Website-and-twitter-post-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" />

November 19, 2023November 27, 2023

Online Palestine Solidarity Space: virtual tour of Jumana Emil Abboud’s exhibition – 21 November 2023

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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.

<img decoding="async" width="360" height="360" src="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eventbrite-banner-18-360x360.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="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." srcset="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eventbrite-banner-18-360x360.png 360w, https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eventbrite-banner-18-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" />

November 10, 2023November 27, 2023

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

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<img decoding="async" width="360" height="360" src="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eventbrite-banner-1-360x360.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Graphic banner with a headshot of Fadzai Mwakutuya. Text: "In conversation with Fadzai Mwakutuya. climate justice, artistic and curatorial practice in the Scottish Highlands. 27th November| 6:30-8:30pm | Online.A writing workshop for BPOC Writers in Scotland."" srcset="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eventbrite-banner-1-360x360.png 360w, https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eventbrite-banner-1-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" />

November 7, 2023November 28, 2023

A conversation with Fadzai Mwakutuya: Scottish BPOC Writers Network x Lyth Arts Centre – 27th November 2023

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<img decoding="async" width="360" height="315" src="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Blog-post-banners-2-360x315.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Graphic banner with SBWN and Book Week Scotland Logos. There are headshot images of Gauri Raje and Roshni Gallagher. Text: "Book Week Scotland 2023. Into the Wilds: A Climate and Nature Writing Panel. 14th November, 7:00-8:00pm, Online"" />

November 7, 2023November 27, 2023

Into the Wilds: A Climate and Nature Writing Panel – Book Week Scotland 14 Nov, 2023

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White text in a black box against a background image of Palestinian flags. Text: SBWN Community For Palestine. Community organising space on Zoom. Nov 7th, 5-6:30pm.

<img decoding="async" width="360" height="360" src="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eventbrite-banner1-360x360.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="White text in a black box against a background image of Palestinian flags. Text: SBWN Community For Palestine. Community organising space on Zoom. Nov 7th, 5-6:30pm." srcset="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eventbrite-banner1-360x360.png 360w, https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eventbrite-banner1-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" />

November 3, 2023November 27, 2023

Palestine Solidarity Teach Out: resist and take action – 7 November 2023

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Clip art of people with different skin tones and body shapes using laptops and speaking to each other on screens. Text: Asian Writers Group 2023. 18 October, 7-9pm. Online. For writers of East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, West Asian, and/or mixed heritage in/from Scotland.

<img decoding="async" width="360" height="360" src="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Eventbrite-banner-17-360x360.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Clip art of people with different skin tones and body shapes using laptops and speaking to each other on screens. Text: Asian Writers Group 2023. 18 October, 7-9pm. Online. For writers of East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, West Asian, and/or mixed heritage in/from Scotland." srcset="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Eventbrite-banner-17-360x360.png 360w, https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Eventbrite-banner-17-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" />

October 11, 2023October 31, 2023

Asian Writers Group – 18 October 2023

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Teal text on a black background against an image of books. Text: Q&A: Session. Applying to the Ignite Fellowship 2024 Scottish BPOC Writers Network x Scottish Book Trust. 8th September | 17:30 - 18:30 | Online. For BPOC Writers based in Scotland.

<img decoding="async" width="360" height="360" src="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Eventbrite-banner-360x360.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Teal text on a black background against an image of books. Text: Q&A: Session. Applying to the Ignite Fellowship 2024 Scottish BPOC Writers Network x Scottish Book Trust. 8th September | 17:30 - 18:30 | Online. For BPOC Writers based in Scotland." srcset="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Eventbrite-banner-360x360.png 360w, https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Eventbrite-banner-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" />

September 5, 2023October 31, 2023

Q&A: Applying to the Ignite Fellowship 2024: Scottish BPOC Writers Network x Scottish Book Trust – 8th September 2023

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Dark red and blue text on a light yellow rectangle against a dark blue background, with a photo of a mixed Vietnamese/white woman with long black hair and a light blue top, smiling at the camera. Text: Asian Writers Group. Workshop with Mai-Anh Peterson of besea.n. 20th September 2023, 7pm-9pm. Online. For UK-based writers of East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, West Asian, and/or mixed heritage.

<img decoding="async" width="360" height="360" src="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Eventbrite-banner-15-360x360.png" class="attachment-airi-360-360 size-airi-360-360 wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Dark red and blue text on a light yellow rectangle against a dark blue background, with a photo of a mixed Vietnamese/white woman with long black hair and a light blue top, smiling at the camera. Text: Asian Writers Group. Workshop with Mai-Anh Peterson of besea.n. 20th September 2023, 7pm-9pm. Online. For UK-based writers of East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, West Asian, and/or mixed heritage." srcset="https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Eventbrite-banner-15-360x360.png 360w, https://scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Eventbrite-banner-15-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" />

August 23, 2023October 31, 2023

Asian Writers Group: Workshop with Mai-Anh Peterson – 20th September 2023

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August 10, 2023October 31, 2023

SBWN at the Edinburgh International Book Festival – 25 August 2023

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