We’re thrilled to bring you our online conference - a weekend of panels, professional development and networking for writers, agents, publishers, editors and fine folk from the literature sector in Scotland and beyond!

We have 3 sets of tickets:

• Workshops for Scotland-based Black and POC writers (this page)

• 1:1 sessions for Scotland-based Black and POC writers (book here)

• Keynote and Panels for everyone - you will need to book both (book here)

Workshop: How to DIY Your Author Website, led by Nailah King

Saturday, 7th November: 10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Open to Black writers and writers of colour based in Scotland (or who ordinarily would be outside of COVID-19)

Learn how to DIY your author website. In this workshop, Nailah will show you how to make an author website to establish your online presence, grow a following of devoted readers, promote your work, and boost your paid opportunities.

We’ll cover different website building platforms and tools and how to build the key pages of your website. Nailah will also touch upon any other relevant content you may want to consider adding to your website. You'll be able to follow along during the work with a workbook that’s designed to help writers map out and shape their website.

Participants will walk away from this workshop with the building blocks to confidently build a simple but effective website that promotes you and your work.

Bonus: We will brainstorm promotional ideas you can use for your website!

About Nailah

Nailah King is a Canadian writer living in Dundee whose work explores racism, discrimination, identity and her Caribbean heritage. She was the co-editor of Room Magazine’s first Women of Colour issue. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in the Feels Zine, GUTS Magazine, The Humber Literary Review, Transition Magazine and This Magazine.

Nailah also runs The Content Witches, providing copywriting, content strategy and inclusive content consultancy to ethical business owners. She is launching an authorpreneur specific offering of this business shortly, stay tuned.

Find the full schedule for the Networking Conference below.

If you can’t attend live, you can make a donation for captioned recordings.

Wednesday 4th Nov

Time TBC: Twitter takeover and Q&A with Gutter (@scotbamewriters)

Saturday 7th Nov

10:00 - 10:30 am: Keynote Address - Chitra Ramaswamy

10:45 - 12:15: Workshop ‘How to DIY Your Author Website’ (Black & POC Scottish writers)

12:30 - 1:15 pm: Lunch break

1:30 - 3:30 pm: 1:1 sessions for Scotland-based Black & POC writers

3:45 - 4:45 pm: Panel - Literature Organisations Taster

5:00 - 6:00 pm: Panel - Indie Publishing

Sunday 8th Nov

11:15 - 12:15: Panel - Starting Your Own Arts Project

12:30 - 1:15 pm: Lunch break

1:30 - 2:30 pm: Panel - The Journey of Book Publishing after Acquisition

Access

• All tickets are sliding scale (£0+).

• All events are suitable for people 18+ years.

• For everyone: Panels, Keynote and Networking Channel on Discord

• For Black and POC Scotland-based writers: workshops and 1:1s

• Events are hosted online using Zoom (instructions will be sent for Zoom and Discord 2 days before or can be accessed via the Eventbrite Online Event page).

• To participate you will need an internet/wi-fi connection and a desktop or mobile device to join by audio and/or video.

• BSL interpretation provided as standard for Keynote and Panels and are available on request at workshops and 1:1s during registration.

• Keynote and Panels will be recorded and captioned after the event.

• Events over 1 hour long will have a comfort break in the middle. You may mute your mic/switch off video or take a break at any time.

• Please add any access requirements to the registration form.

• All SBWN events will adhere to our safer spaces policy. You can learn more about our policy here.

Find out more about the events here.

Don’t forget to book 1:1 sessions for Scotland-based Black and POC writers here and Keynote and Panel passes here!