Free digital resource for writers
The Writing Platform, a website and programme of live events dedicated to arming writers with digital knowledge, will launch in February 2013. It will be… Read more
Blog posts
SABLE Litmag International Perspectives
SABLE Litmag’s Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer and Intersex “of color” International Perspectives, is looking for submissions. It will highlight the work of ethnically and… Read more
Interview with Indhu Rubasingham
Indhu Rubasingham is one of this country’s most exciting and original theatremakers. Since May 2012 she has been making her mark as artistic director at… Read more
Writing for the digital challenge
Writers want their books read. E-publishing and e-readers seem to be offering writers a lifeline to reach a wider audience. As the publishing industry faces… Read more
Africa in Science Fiction
Event: Africa in Science Fiction Venue: Purcell Room, Southbank Centre Host: The Collective Word Review by Yvette Twagiramariya The Southbank Centre, London, provided the launch… Read more
Take Me 2 Manhattan
Play: Take Me 2 Manhattan Theatre: Soho Theatre Playwright: M.R Quintyne-Kolaru Review by Julie Tomlin One of the great things about script-in-hand readings is that… Read more
Interview with Dreda Say Mitchell
When Dreda Say Mitchell published her first novel Running Hot in 2004, she was widely acclaimed as a fresh new voice on the largely male… Read more
We’ve got the power
As yet another power list is launched, this time by BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, Julie Tomlin explores what these lists mean. She urges readers… Read more
IBWFF call for film submissions
Images of Black Women Film Festival (IBWFF) is looking full length features, documentaries, animation and short films of any genres for next year’s festival. The… Read more
Interview with Tina Okpara
Nigerian-born Tina Okpara was 13 when international footballer Godwin Okpara, who played for French club Paris Saint-Germain and Nigeria’s national squad, convinced her parents that… Read more