Scottish Black Writers Group

Scottish Black Writers Group is a free writers group facilitated by Titilayo Farukuoye. It is a monthly event open to writers across the UK and Ireland who are Black/from the African diaspora, including people of mixed heritage.

Scottish Black Writers Group is a space to meet, chat, network and talk about the writing life - writers both published and unpublished are welcome to join us.

This month's guest: Briana Pegado

Briana Pegado FRSA is the Community Engagement Producer for OMOS, Producer for the Visual Arts Scotland Annual Exhibition 2022, Co-Director of We Are Here Scotland CIC, a community interest company that supports Black and POC creatives in Scotland, and Chair of YWCA Scotland - the Young Women's Movement. She helped set up Edinburgh University's first ever Black History Month in 2010 and was elected first black woman President of Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) in 2014.

Her published work includes The Modern Craft: Powerful Voices on Witchcraft Ethics coming out in June 2022 and various pieces in the inequality in the arts and creative industries in Scotland. Her work in the third sector and in the creative sector has been grounded in supporting people to fulfil their creative potential. As founder of the award winning Edinburgh Student Arts Festival (ESAF) and co- founder of Povo, a ‘conductancy’ that supported clients to use play to better understand their creative process, her belief that creativity is for everyone has driven her creative practice. Outside of the arts, she has worked in healing spaces to support people through complex trauma and is an experienced facilitator in using healing modalities to support people to live more fulfilling lives.

Access

Before participating in this online event, please note the following:

• Tickets are free or Pay What You Can.
• All events are suitable for people 18+ years.
• Events are hosted online using Zoom (instructions will be sent 2 days before each event or can be accessed via the Eventbrite Online Event page).
• To participate you will need an internet/wi-fi connection, a desktop or mobile device to join by audio and/or video and writing materials/device.
• Automatic live captions and transcripts are provided via Otter.ai. Please add your access requirements during registration (for example BSL/in-person captioner) and we'll do our best to provide.
• You may mute your mic/switch off video or take a break at any time.

The Scottish BPOC Writers Network (SBWN) is an advocacy group connecting Scottish BPOC writers with the wider literary sector in Scotland, facilitating necessary conversations around inclusive programming, delivering a programme of BPOC-led events and providing an online community for BPOC (Black people, People of Colour) writers based in or from Scotland.