Join Raheema Sayed for this free, 90-minute, online workshop!

Please be mindful when booking. This is a workshop for Black writers and writers of colour based in Scotland (or would normally be resident in Scotland, outside of COVID-19 circumstances).

Writing With Joy: How to Use Meditative Practice in Writing

In this 90-minute workshop facilitated by writer and creative Raheema Sayed, writers will be led through various exercises that centre participants and their writing within worlds of joy by applying meditative practices of self-care, well-being, and hope.

In the tumult of 2020, it is more important than ever to create positive space to help write our best futures.

This event is made possible through the generous support of Book Week Scotland.

The Details

• There is a max of 15 spaces.
• This workshop will be hosted online using Webex (instructions will be sent to participants closer to the workshop date).
• Through discussions and exercises on hope, well-being, and self-care, participants will be encouraged to write and share their work.
• The workshop includes a 10-15min comfort break.
• Our free events are very popular and have a waitlist. If you have registered for a ticket but then are unable to attend please do let us know so we can offer it to another person on the waitlist. Thank you!
• All SBWN events will adhere to our safer spaces policy. You can learn more about our policy here.

Access

To participate in the online event, you will need:

• a good internet/wi-fi connection;
• a laptop, computer, tablet or mobile phone to join by audio and video;
• Please email us any access requirements: ScotBAMEWriters@gmail.com.

About Raheema

Raheema Sayed is a writer and creative, from Edinburgh. Her poetry has been published in YWCA Scotland's RISE anthology, and she is currently working on creative writing and practices, which explore her roots and experiences.

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

About Book Week Scotland

Working with a wide range of partners, Scottish Book Trust – the national charity changing lives through reading and writing – will deliver events and activities across the country during Book Week Scotland 2020, which runs from 16 November to 22 November, linked to this year’s theme of Future. Now in its ninth year, Book Week Scotland was initiated by the Scottish Government.

Hundreds of free events happen during Book Week Scotland across many different local authorities, funded by Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC). This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, public events will not go ahead, however there will be community based and digital events to join.

www.bookweekscotland.com