Words of Colour

Creating alternative pathways for writers, creatives, entrepreneurs & communities of colour to thrive. Not posting on X. Follow us on Instagram @wordsofcolour.

[妮妮在|徐州 @hannahlowepoet]

A little bit of news from me...

[Words of Colour @WordsofColour]

@hannahlowepoet Congratulations @hannahlowepoet!

[Prof Melanie Ramdarshan Bold @ILoveCopyright]

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

[Words of Colour @WordsofColour]

THIS WED catch the end of our #Bristol collab w/ @rtbspokenword 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

https://t.co/PcvcShdFaG

[shado @shado_mag]

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Our small role in this is to re-open our mentorship scheme for under-represented, unpublished writers looking to gain journalism experience.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

[Spread the Word @STWevents]

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Open to unagented, unpublished London-based writers of literary, commercial and YA/children’s fiction, the programme runs for 10 months and is completely free.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: https://t.co/AD8V0CDk8g

[@[email protected] @KitdeWaal]

'It's not every hurt you can see with your eyes'

From acclaimed author @KitdeWaal, comes an extraordinary novel about kindness, and its power to change lives.

Introducing #TheBestOfEverything
Coming April 2025 and available to pre-order now
🔗https://t.co/MKFu45hToQ

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

@sukinanoor 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: https://t.co/pHeNo5VRN5

In collab with @WordsofColour

[Dr. David Dunkley Gyimah @viewmagazine]

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

[Words of Colour @WordsofColour]

Catch the end of our #Bristol collab w/ @rtbspokenword at the Conversations with Baldwin Open Mic NEXT WED! 🎤

Featuring @EdsonBurton & @Iam13E, this is a chance for YOU to share your poetry, flash fic, music + all round wordsmithery - only 6 spots left!

https://t.co/PcvcShed0e

[Raise the Bar @rtbspokenword]

@sukinanoor 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: https://t.co/pHeNo5VRN5

In collab with @WordsofColour

[Words of Colour @WordsofColour]

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

[SYNERGI Leeds @LeedsSynergi]

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.

[SYNERGI Leeds @LeedsSynergi]

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.

[JamaicaSocietyLeeds @JamaicaLeeds]

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. 🖤💛💚💔

[MA Black British Literature (2015-2024) @BlackWriteGold]

BFI to axe 17 years of Black Film : https://t.co/occbZnA5ob
How many more axes are going to keep chopping Black cultural heritage in Britain's institutions? All within a year....@HackneyAbbott @museum_detox @WordsofColour @BlackStudiesUK @garyyounge @DavidOlusoga

[GFT @glasgowfilm]

As part of Conversations with Baldwin with @WordsofColour, 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

🎟️https://t.co/fGDTJfybKz

[Daniel Bailey @DanielLBailey]

Apply for the best job in theatre!

[Farhana Shaikh 🍉 @farhanashaikh]

I'll be in a position to share more next week about this incredible opportunity. Please reply to the original post if you're interested and I'll send you the details!

[Words of Colour @WordsofColour]

@ProfSunnySingh Sunny. Thinking of you. Will call. x

[Lynette Linton @LynetteLinton]

This!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💜💜 so deserved. One of my fave humans in the world.

[Royal Court @royalcourt]

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.

https://t.co/huFcetfCae