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We’re delighted to announce #LondonWritersAwards is back! Open to unagented, unpublished London-based writers of literary, commercial and YA/children’s fiction, the programme runs for 10 months and is completely free. Apps run 25 Sep-31 Oct. More info: spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/londo…

Introducing the Writers’ Card… Completely FREE to join, the Writers’ Card is a radical invitation for playwrights – a renewed promise of support and community, founded on the artistic values that have always driven the Royal Court's mission. royalcourttheatre.com/playwriting/

BFI to axe 17 years of Black Film : conta.cc/4dop6Bn How many more axes are going to keep chopping Black cultural heritage in Britain's institutions? All within a year....Diane Abbott Museum Detox Words of Colour Black Studies UK Gary Younge David Olusoga

As part of Conversations with Baldwin with Words of Colour, we're excited to screen three short films that present an intimate portrait of James Baldwin in London, Paris, and Istanbul at the turn of the 1970s. 💬Followed by a Q&A with Dr Churnjeet Mahn 🎟️bit.ly/GFT_BaldwinSho…

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Leeds's last surviving Caribbean WW2 veteran & Windrush passenger, Alford Gardner has passed at 98. A proud Jamaican, and part of a generation who helped to rebuild postwar Leeds and Britain we owe him more than a tweet can say. Thank you Mr Gardner. For everything. 🖤💛💚💔

More introductions... Mosopefoluwa Abiodun-Ade, 18, and Maria Sharif, 22, are our talented Remembering What's Forgotten Curator Interns. Passionate about #mentalhealth and #heritage, they represent their communities’ lived experience through #curation.

We are excited to be working with these 2 brilliant curator interns in #Leeds on the Remembering What's Forgotten programme with co-founder SYNERGI Leeds. Their knowledge and passion for centring lived experience narratives has been inspiring. #RWF2024

Simon Albury MBE was a giant in the industry. Much loved and feared by many. In 2017 he was the catalyst for a photo & video exhibition and book of some of the UK's leading off-screen Black and Brown talent. His i/v in 4 parts. 1st time showing. #BlackHistoryMonth

Now more than ever we need to resist how media manufactures consent for injustice across the world. Our small role in this is to re-open our mentorship scheme for under-represented, unpublished writers looking to gain journalism experience. Details below ⬇️ Deadline 21st Oct

'It's not every hurt you can see with your eyes'   From acclaimed author @[email protected], comes an extraordinary novel about kindness, and its power to change lives.   Introducing #TheBestOfEverything Coming April 2025 and available to pre-order now 🔗linktr.ee/TheBestofEvery…

Sukina Noor ❤️‍🔥 سكينة نور 🇵🇸 We are back in ONE week (Oct 16th) with the final installment of Conversations with Baldwin, an open mic event at Easton Community Centre with featured guests Edson Burton and iAM13e. Ticket link and open mic sign-up form: linktr.ee/rtbspokenword In collab with Words of Colour

Catch the end of our #Bristol collab w/ Raise the Bar at the Conversations with Baldwin Open Mic NEXT WED! 🎤 Featuring Edson Burton & 13.E, this is a chance for YOU to share your poetry, flash fic, music + all round wordsmithery - only 6 spots left! hdfst.uk/e110623

THIS WED catch the end of our #Bristol collab w/ Raise the Bar at the Conversations with Baldwin Open Mic🎤 Incredible artists are hopping on the mic to bring you poetry, music & restorative wordsmithery🤍 🗓️WED 16 OCT, 19:30 @ Easton Community Centre hdfst.uk/e110623

A little bit of news from me...

In addition to the Publishing Fantasy for Younger Readers symposium, we have a couple of other fantastic FREE ChYALit-related events School of Education University of Glasgow in November and December. ⬇️