brenda lee browne

Writer, lecturer, workshop facilitator, storytelling coach, lover of handbags, chocolates and magazines. Just Write Antigua creator and artist

[Wayne Chen @wcchen]

George Rhoden, #Jamaica’s Second Olympic Gold Medallist, born 96 years ago today on 13 Dec 1926, in Kingston. 22 Aug 1950 400m world record 45.8s. Double Olympic Gold Helsinki 1952; won 400m; anchored 4x400 team to new world record. Today’s stars stand on the shoulders of giants.

[brenda lee browne @brendaleebrowne]

Take the Christmas party money and fix the roads - hazard to tires, cars, drivers and sanctity- not one decent road - holes appear like Space portals except they only send you to the mechanic at best - FIX THE ROAD AND DEM #roadworks #potholes #dangerous

[Commonwealth Foundation Creatives @cwfcreatives]

Make sure to bookmark our opportunities page to find out about writing opportunities from around the world!

Check it out here:
https://t.co/3IhGRTRhYg

Photo by Etienne Giradet on Unsplash.

[BBC Writers @bbcwritersroom]

Only one day left to enter your script in our annual Open Call opportunity.

The window closes at 12 noon tomorrow (Weds 7 Dec) but don't leave it until the last minute. No Late Submissions Will Be Accepted! https://t.co/aBPr00s9gu

[🌻 Rilzy 🌻 @rilzywrites]

Happy Release Day to us!!!!!!! You can purchase here! https://t.co/pEonaZ7SZ9

[The Black List @theblcklst]

Four writers.
$40,000 each to develop a new TV pitch and proof of concept.
Six months of mentorship from an experienced showrunner.

Submit your script to the @Google x @YouTube Originals Black Voices Fellowship by 12/15/22! Learn more here: https://t.co/EZ4T2Yv7Ke

[WriteMentor @writementor]

Great opportunity here if you missed the announcement on Thursday! 👇⬇️

Please do share widely and pass onto anyone you think it would suit. ❤️

[Wayne Chen @wcchen]

46 years ago today on 3 Dec 1976, Bob Marley, his wife Rita, manager Don Taylor, shot and injured when gunmen invaded his home. It was at the height of 1976 #Jamaica General Election and certain elements were displeased with his Smile Jamaica free concert.
https://t.co/TRDkspVBXI

[Jericho Prize @JerichoPrize]

This sounds great!

[The Thinking About Writing Podcast @writing_pod]

The @bbcwritersroom Open Call deadline is 7th December. If you're wavering about whether to submit your script, give it a shot! It's always better to try than not. #writing Find out how to enter here: https://t.co/cTjpa8F85j

[brenda lee browne @brendaleebrowne]

@WadadliFeminist Yeh you!🥳🥳🥳

[brenda lee browne @brendaleebrowne]

@Mslexia @HurstonWright in 2000 - actually, I went to two - to be on an HBU campus, Howard University as a black British unpublished writer was mind blowing - facilitators who cared about you and your work inspired me to create workshops that nurture the inner storyteller no matter age

[brenda lee browne @brendaleebrowne]

@Codishaa I have not bought any new shoes for three years and it was two years before I bought a new item this year

[brenda lee browne @brendaleebrowne]

@Nadine_Writes One of the best sketch shows, yet has never received the accolades of other not so great shows - RIP Felix Dexter

[Wayne Chen @wcchen]

“I’m writing an African world but you can tell it went through the Jamaican blender”

Marlon James, #Jamaican writer, born 52 years ago today on 24 Nov 1970, in Kingston. Created HBO/ Channel 4 television series ‘Get Millie Black’; shot in Jamaica and London; release date soon.

[Bernardine Evaristo @BernardineEvari]

From @SaffronBurrows_, via @TheCircleNGO, this is an incredibly powerful film with a vital message at the start of this year's #16daysofactivism on violence against women and girls. Please watch, share, and support the vital work discussed.

[BCG Pro @BCGPro]

You have until Sunday to apply to become one of the next full-time comedy writers for BBC Studios Audio: https://t.co/D3DL5htPzx

[Get Into Theatre @getintotheatre]

The Lancaster Playwriting Prize is open to deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse Writers from the North.

The prize is £1,500, a staged public reading of your play, and mentoring!

📅Deadline: 30 November
Find out more: https://t.co/0DOzhvF4QJ
@TheDukesTheatre @LancasterUni

[brenda lee browne @brendaleebrowne]

@Mslexia 9/10 years old and have doubted myself ever since even though I have been published

[BBC Archive @BBCArchive]

#OnThisDay in 1997: Rising star Lewis Hamilton (then aged 12) spoke about his ambition to become an F1 racing driver, on the BBC Two show Black Britain.