A hybrid writing workshop for people of colour to explore ways we craft, carry & create home. Bring your languages (and your language-gaps) to share with participants. Bring your folklore, your memories, futuristic dreams, and openness to play. Facilitator: poet & SFF author Jeda Pearl.
9th May
2pm – 4pm
Civic House + online
26 Civic Street
Glasgow G4 9RH
Who? Writers and folks interested in writing – all Black people and people of colour welcome.
No experience necessary. Materials provided.
Age: adults & young people 14yrs+
Accessibility: Information on Civic House can be found here.
Facilitator: Jeda Pearl
Jeda Pearl (she/her) is a Scottish Jamaican poet, SFF writer and arts programmer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her work often traverses/reflects the ‘in between’ and explores the intersections of be/longing, (intergenerational) memory, illness and disability, secrecy and survival. In 2024, Jeda’s short story ‘To The Forest’, was longlisted by the British Science Fiction Association Awards; and her work was shortlisted for the RSL Jerwood Poetry Award. Her poems have been exhibited by Collective, Scottish Storytelling Centre, and The City of Edinburgh Council, most recently in Disrupting the Narrative group exhibition. Anthology publications include New Writing Scotland, Open Book, Not Going Back to Normal, Shoreline of Infinity, Aesthetica, Luna Press, Tapsalteerie; and her debut poetry collection, Time Cleaves Itself, is published by Peepal Tree Press.
Jeda will bring her Scots, English, Geordie, Jamaican Patwah & language gaps to this workshop.
Part of the Creatives of Colour Festival 8th-10th May
Creatives of Colour Festival
The festival centers the voices, experiences, and creativity of people of colour in Glasgow. Storytelling sits at the heart of these creative practices, and celebrates the resilience, joy, and talent of PoC artists. Co-curated by Zahra Khosroshahi and Kevin Leomo.
Our stories. Our lens. Our terms.
This event is presented by ‘Thinking Culture’, a cultural programme from the School of Culture & Creative Arts, University of Glasgow.