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October 5, 2026Blog, Opportunities

SBWN x Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival 2026

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Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival has partnered with SBWN to offer passes to SBWN members who may otherwise be unable to attend.

September 3, 2026September 22, 2026Past Events, Past Opportunities

Bloody Scotland x SBWN – Ticket Giveaway 2026

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Bloody Scotland has partnered with SBWN to offer tickets to SBWN members who may otherwise be unable to attend.

June 25, 2026October 5, 2026Past Events

SBWN Community Events, Summer 2026

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SBWN Community members’ events during summer 2026.

April 15, 2026April 28, 2026Past Opportunities

SBWN x Cymera 2026

CYMERA FESTIVAL x SBWN. Enter for a chance to win a weekend pass to Scotland's festival of science fiction, fantasy and horror writing! 5-7 JUNE 2026 | Online | In-person. Background image: A blue and white abstract painting. SBWN and Cymera logos are in the top left corner.

Cymera has partnered with SBWN to offer weekend passes to SBWN members who may otherwise be unable to attend.

December 11, 2025March 3, 2026Blog, Past Events

SBWN at Granite Noir – 21 February 2026

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SBWN is excited to be hosting an event as part of Granite Noir crime writing festival.

June 16, 2025November 28, 2025Archive, Blog, Past Events

SBWN Community Events, Summer 2025

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SBWN Community members’ events during summer 2025.

March 6, 2025June 12, 2025Past Events, Past Opportunities

SBWN x Cymera 2025

CYMERA FESTIVAL x SBWN. Enter for a chance to win a weekend pass to Scotland's festival of science fiction, fantasy and horror writing! 6-8 JUNE 2025 | Online | In-person: Edinburgh. Background image: part of a galaxy in outer space. SBWN and Cymera logos are in the top left corner.

Cymera 2025 has partnered with SBWN to offer weekend passes to SBWN members who may otherwise be unable to attend.

January 22, 2025March 3, 2025Past Events

SBWN at Granite Noir – 20 February and 22 February 2025

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

July 31, 2024September 3, 2024Past Events

SBWN Community Events, August 2024

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SBWN Community members’ events in August 2024.

July 30, 2024September 3, 2024Past Events, Past Opportunities

SBWN x WorldCon 2024 Tickets + Bursaries

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WorldCon takes place in Glasgow and online 8th to 12th August 2024. WorldCon has partnered with SBWN to offer tickets to 4 SBWN members who may otherwise be unable to attend.

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Featured Events + Opportunities

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Sandra George Exhibition Writing Workshop with Hannah Lavery - 10 July 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

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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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