Scottish BPOC Writers Network

Metaphors for a Black Future: Loose Ends: Explorations in Diasporic Writing Craft - 8 December & 13 December - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Metaphors for a Black Future 2025, curated by Martha Adonai Williams.

Don't miss the first session of Metaphors for a Black Future on 8th December! Writing with and the Practice of Permission with Foluke Taylor by & for Black writers. Book your spot now: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/metaphors-fo...

Author Q&A: Yasmin Hanif - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Our Q&A with author Yasmin Hanif about her children's book Abdullah's Bear Needs a Name!

Get to know about our featured authors before the group launch event with another Q&A! Meet Yasmin: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/author-qa-ya...

Author Q&A: Michael Fellowes - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Our Q&A with author Michael Fellowes about his self-published novel Scarlet and the White.

Ahead of our upcoming group book launch, read our Q&As with our featured authors about their books, writing processes, and creative journeys. Meet Michael Fellowes: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/author-qa-mi...

Metaphors for a Black Future: Loose Ends: Explorations in Diasporic Writing Craft - 8 December & 13 December - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Metaphors for a Black Future 2025, curated by Martha Adonai Williams.

Join us in person and online for this year's Metaphors for a Black Future! Writing with and the Practice of Permission with Foluke Taylor by & for Black writers. Check out the full details & register now:
scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/metaphors-fo...

Group Online Book Launch - 9 December 2025 - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Join us for an online book launch event featuring authors Michael Fellowes, Mohammad Salihu, and Yasmin Hanif. The event will be hosted by Katie Goh.

Join us for an online book launch event featuring Michael Fellowes, Mohammed Salihu, Yasmin Hanif. Hosted by Katie Goh! Get the full details and grab your ticket: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/group-online...

Call for Blog Pitches! – for December 2025-February 2026 - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Upcoming paid opportunities for writers of colour in Scotland to contribute to our blog!

Closing today! This is the last one of 2025 so get those pitches in ✍🏿 scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-blo...

Call for Blog Pitches! – for December 2025-February 2026 - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Upcoming paid opportunities for writers of colour in Scotland to contribute to our blog!

Send us your blog pitches! We'd like to hear your pitches around the theme ‘ Speaking with the ancestors.' All posts are paid. Full info & pitching form here: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-blo...

Resistance = Solidarity = (Platonic) Love – A Radio Show - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Resistance = Solidarity = (Platonic) Love – A Radio Show with Radio Buena Vida was an intimate show celebrating resistance, solidarity and friendship with writers of colour in or with connections to S...

Listen to our Resistance = Solidarity = (Platonic) Love – A Radio Show online, featuring writers Esraa Husain, Etzali Hernández, and ACE V!S!ON! scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/resistance-s...

Call for Consultations - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Help us build justice-focused, greener futures in Edinburgh!

🚨Closing soon 🚨: Calling all BPOC residents of Edinburgh! Have your say in helping us build creative programming that builds justice-focused and greener futures in Edinburgh! Deadline: 16 November. Find out more: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-con...

Resistance = Solidarity = (Platonic) Love - A Radio Show - Book Week Scotland 2025 - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Writers Esraa Hussain, Etzali Hernández, and Ace Bamusi will share work they rarely showcase during performances and have time to explore what friendship and solidarity mean to them as forces for posi...

Join us during Book Week Scotland for our Radio show! This intimate radio show celebrates resistance, solidarity and friendship featuring writers Esraa Hussain, Etzali Hernández, and Ace Bamusi.

scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/resistance-s...

Call for Consultations - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Help us build justice-focused, greener futures in Edinburgh!

Have your say in helping us build creative programming that builds justice-focused and greener futures in Edinburgh! We’re inviting BPOC residents of Edinburgh to take part in this paid consultation opportunity! scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-con...

Writing Friendship and Allyship in Historical Fiction with Anbara Salam Join us for this in-person workshop exploring how historical fiction can illuminate pathways to friendship.

Join us for an in-person workshop with Anbara Salam exploring how historical fiction can illuminate pathways to friendship! scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/writing-frie...

Our Creative Balance showcase with We Are Here Scotland is now live! Read three powerful pieces exploring BPOC creative environments through the lenses of femininity and orality, embodied living architecture, and intergenerational histories: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/creative-bal...

Community Discord Write-in – October - November 2025 Join us in October and November for our next Discord write-ins!

Calling all Scottish BPOC writers: want to write with us?

Don't miss our write-in today hosted on Discord:
📅20th October 1:30pm – 2:00pm: Monday lunchtime write-in

BSL is available. Sign up & learn more: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/community-di...

Crafting our champions As writers and creators of colour, how can we be sure that the champions we create are ours?

In advance of tomorrow's workshop on building superheroic worlds, Editorial Manager @kellykanayama.bsky.social shares some thoughts on what a diasporic, BPOC-centric approach to creating our own heroes might look like: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/crafting-our...

Building (Super) Heroic Worlds with Etienne Kubwabo An in-person writing workshop about turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds.

There's still time to book for tomorrow's workshop with @etianversestudios.bsky.social! BPOC writers/creatives from all genres are welcome to join us in Glasgow at @plutoq.bsky.social as we create superheroic worlds on our own, decolonised terms: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/building-sup...

Only a few days left until our workshop on Saturday, please share and don't miss out. Get your tickets now: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/building-sup...

A fab event yesterday. A wonderful @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social panel. Thoughtful perspectives from panellists Titi Farukuoye, Safina Mahzar, Yasmin Hanif and Valentine Kizito. Insightfully chaired by @strath-ioe.bsky.social's @zinniamevawalla.bsky.social

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Building (Super) Heroic Worlds with Etienne Kubwabo An in-person writing workshop about turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds.

Do you write:

• SFF/speculative fiction
• Games - digital, RPGs, tabletop, etc
• Scripts for film, TV, radio, or podcasts
• Comics - print or digital

...and want some inspiration? Then check out this Saturday's workshop on (super)heroic worlds!
scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/building-sup...

Community Discord Write-in – October - November 2025 Join us in October and November for our next Discord write-ins!

Calling all Scottish BPOC writers: want to write with us? Don't miss our next write-in hosted on Discord:

📅20th October 1:30pm – 2:00pm: Monday lunchtime write-in

BSL is available. Sign up & learn more: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/community-di...

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📚 🧡 MY BIGGEST DREAM COME TRUE 📚 🧡

My debut novel, MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, will be out in 2027!

Building (Super) Heroic Worlds with Etienne Kubwabo An in-person writing workshop about turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds.

🗣️Help us spread the word 🗣️: Join us for an in-person workshop on turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds, led by comic creator and writer Etienne Kubwabo: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/building-sup...

Promotional flyer for 'Writing Scotland's Future: Perspectives from Writers of Colour' event on Wednesday 15 October 2025 at The Ramshorn, 98 Ingram Street, Glasgow G1 1EX. Panel of writers of colour will comprise: Titilayo Farukuoye, Yasmin Hanif and Safina Mazher. QR code in bottom right corner links to registration page.

Come join authors from @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social for a panel discussion. Writing Scotland's Future: Perspectives from Writers of Colour takes place 15/10/25 #BlackHistoryMonth at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social The Ramshorn. Lunch provided. Register for your free place: tinyurl.com/Writing-Scot...

Q&A with Mohamed Tonsy ‘We deserve a union that represents us, one that’s ready to fight for its workers’ rights.’

Read our Q&A with Mohamed Tonsy on writers' unions: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/qa-with-moha...

Building (Super) Heroic Worlds with Etienne Kubwabo An in-person writing workshop about turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds.

ICYMI: Join us for an in-person workshop on turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds, led by comic creator and writer Etienne Kubwabo! scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/building-sup...

Building (Super) Heroic Worlds with Etienne Kubwabo An in-person writing workshop about turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds.

Join us for an in-person workshop on turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds, led by comic creator and writer Etienne Kubwabo! scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/building-sup...

Q&A: Applying to the New Writers Award 2026: Scottish BPOC Writers Network x Scottish Book Trust - 15th September 2025 - Scottish BPOC Writers Network Join Scottish Book Trust for top tips on applying to the New Writers Awards and an opportunity to ask any questions about the process!

Join our Q&A with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social happening TODAY, where they'll share some top tips and answer your questions about applying for the New Writers Award! BSL is available: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/qa-applying-...

Full list of Honorary Fellows on ASL's website: asls.org.uk/about/honfels/

📻 You can hear Hannah on The Verb, BBC Radio 4 (until 5th October): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

📝 Or join our poetry group for Scottish Black writers & writers of colour: buytickets.at/scottishbpoc...

Photo of 11 people standing and holding certificate cylinders. Hannah is near the middle. Above photo is the text 'Congratulations Hannah Lavery' and below reads, 'Honorary Fellow ~ Association of Scottish Literature'

🤩 Congratulations to our Writers of Colour Poetry Group co-curator, @hannahlavery.bsky.social who is now an Honorary Fellow of the Association of Scottish Literature!!

Honorary Fellowships are given to people who've made a substantial and distinctive contribution to the Scottish literary tradition.