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Enables Black, Asian & ethnically diverse/BPOC people to tell their story through writing & creative arts. We were established in 2012. Writing Our Legacy CIC.

Writing Our Legacy CIC is an arts and heritage organisation that enables Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people to tell their story through writing and the creative arts. We give writers and other creatives a platform and community to feel supported, nurtured and evolve their work through the creative pipeline, from start to publication. We share stories and heritage of diaspora communities an

d bring them to life through various art forms for audiences to learn and take part in cultural heritage.

*BPOC stands for ‘Black people, People of Colour’ and is a self-identifying term. While we use the term BPOC, we acknowledge the limitations of this terminology. At the core of our network is the aim to address and overcome systemic barriers that our members face directly or indirectly based on their ethnic or national identities, race or perceived racial identities, or the colour of their skin as per the Equality Act of 2010. This includes people who identify as Black, brown, people of colour, Global Majority, mixed-race, multiple heritage and/or are from the Global South, and/or are East and South-East Asian, West Asian, Asian, Middle Eastern, African, African-Caribbean, Caribbean, Latinx, Pacific Islander, Indigenous, or First Nations, and diasporas. Company Number 13701582. Registered in England and Wales. Registered address: Community Base, c/o Black History, 113 Queens Road, Brighton BN13XG

13/08/2026

🇬🇭Meet our talented Guest Editors and Editorial Team for Writing Our Legacy’s Covert Talent Development Programme 2026: The Ghana Issue.

📝For this issue, we have the pleasure of working with Guest Editors Martin Egblewogbe (Ghana), Mamle Kabu (Ghana), Derek Owusu (UK) and Zoe Adjonyoh (UK).

📝And the editorial team: Elizabeth Johnson (Ghana), Mamle Kabu (Ghana), Anni Domingo (UK), Akila Richards (UK) and Amy Glass (UK).

You can read their full bios on our website.

The deadline to apply for the Covert Talent Development Programme 2026: The Ghana Issue is fast approaching, so do get your submissions in.

✒️Open to Black, Asian and ethnically diverse/BPOC writers living in Ghana or who are of Ghanaian descent and living in the UK.

🗓 Programme dates: September- December 2026. Including: online creative writing workshops, editorial feedback & mentoring sessions with the Guest Editors, peer support through a monthly writers’ group and guaranteed publication in Covert Issue 7

⏳ Deadline: Wednesday 26 August 2026, 10am BST.
🔗 Read more and apply https://writingourlegacy.org.uk/whatwedo/covert-talent-development-programme-2026-ghana-issue/

This year’s issue is funded by Beyond Literature Borders, from the Arts – British Council and Speaking Volumes Live Literature Productions, and Writing Our Legacy’s Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisation funding.
This project is delivered by Writing Our Legacy in partnership with Writers Project of Ghana

31/07/2026

📚🇬🇭Applications for the Covert Talent Development Programme 2026: The Ghana Issue are now open! 🇬🇭📚

A brilliant opportunity for up to 16 Black, Asian and ethnically diverse/BPOC writers living in Ghana or who are of Ghanaian descent living in the UK to develop their writing through:
✒️ Four online creative writing workshops
✒️ Editorial feedback & mentoring session with the Guest Editors.
✒️ Peer support through a monthly writers’ group.
✒️ Guaranteed publication in Covert Issue 7

🗓 Programme dates: September- December 2026
🇬🇭 Theme: Ghana

✏️Meet our Guest Editors: Martin Egblewogbe (Ghana), Mamle Kabu (Ghana), Derek Owusu (UK) and Zoe Adjonyoh (UK).

📝And our editorial team: Elizabeth Johnson (Ghana), Mamle Kabu (Ghana), Anni Domingo (UK), Akila Richards (UK) and Amy Glass (UK).

⏳ Deadline: Wednesday 26 August 2026, 10am BST.
🔗 More info: https://writingourlegacy.org.uk/whatwedo/covert-talent-development-programme-2026-ghana-issue/

We are looking forward to reading your work and supporting your writing journey!

This year’s issue is funded by Beyond Literature Borders, from the British Council and Speaking Volumes Live Literature Productions, and Writing Our Legacy’s Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisation funding.

This project is delivered in partnership with Writers Project of Ghana.

15/07/2026

😍Beautiful video that captures the essence of what we explored in our last workshop for the Downs to the Sea programme with Alinah Azadeh Alinah Azadeh.

Filmed and edited by our placement student Thomas Hsieh at Warren Hill Dewpond.

Looking forward to our next creative walk Writing Our Legacy @ Downs to the Sea Walk: Writing Water and Place with Saira Niaziiazi this Saturday, 18 July at Swanbourne Lake, Arundel https://writingourlegacy.org.uk/event/writing-our-legacy-downs-to-the-sea-walk-writing-water-and-place-with-saira-niazi/

This workshop is part of the Downs to the Sea programme, which is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (). In partnership with South Downs National Park Authority (), South Downs National Park Trust (), Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (), Western Sussex Rivers Trust (), Brighton and Hove City Council (), and Writing Our Legacy.

09/07/2026

🥳Celebrate with us Writing Our Legacy @ Changing Chalk Anthology- Book launch

📚The anthology weaves together poetry, prose and art that celebrate place, community and resilience. From the rolling chalk grasslands of the South Downs to the hidden corners of personal memory, this anthology brings together the work of thirty-six Black, Asian and ethnically diverse (BPOC) creators, capturing four years of collaborative storytelling in settings from peaceful farmyards to vibrant, multisensory workshops.

🌟In this launch, you will get the chance to grab a copy of the book and enjoy readings from some of the contributors.

We hope to see you there
📅Thursday 23 July, 2026 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
📍Ironworks Studios Brighton
🎟️Free/ £10 with copy of book - https://writingourlegacy.org.uk/event/changing-chalk-anthology-book-launch/

💖Send a round of applause to our talented contributors
Adriana Lord
Aisha Dupont-Joshua
Akila M Richards
Alinah Azadeh (artist)
Anita J McKenzie
Bo Phoenix
Dhanusha Ranapurwala
Dulani Kulasinghe
Elaine Chiew
Georgina Aboud
Georgina Parke
Hazera Forth
Heather Pearson
Janice M Whyne
Jasmine Sharif
Jenny Arach
Jess Bond
Jose Hall
Joshua Omeke
Joyoti Grech Cato
Kevan Anthony Cameron
Lu-Hai Liang
Nicola Anne Williamson
Nina Thaddeus
Parveen. S. Khan
Ronny Flynn
S.D. Chatterjee
Saira Niazi Living London
Sense Turner
Shirini Heerah
Shona Beechey
Sophoenixx
Sunita Crowley
Umit Ozturk
Yvonne Greaves
ZITA HOLBOURNE, POET, ARTIST
With a foreword by Sam Page and introduction by Amy Glass.
Editorial support by Alessandra Duse

This publication is supported by the Changing Chalk Programme, led by National Trust and funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Arts Council England

01/07/2026

🤩Walk and creative writing? Yes please! This July, we are heading to a new location, Swanbourne Lake in Arundel, for an afternoon of a reflective creative writing walk led by Saira Niazi (Living London )

We will explore the lake’s changing surface, birdlife and quiet pathways through close observation and guided writing prompts, moving at a relaxed pace with time to pause, notice and reflect.

💧Set between the South Downs and the River Arun valley, Swanbourne Lake offers a layered landscape shaped by centuries of natural and human history – a place where water holds memory, reflecting both past and present in its still and shifting surfaces.

📅Saturday 18 July, 2026 | 12pm-2pm | Open to all +12 years old
📍Swanbourne Lake, Arundel. Free minibus available from Brighton Station
🎟️Free - book via link in bio

This workshop is part of the Downs to the Sea programme, which is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. In partnership with South Downs National Park , South Downs National Park Trust , RSPB , Western Sussex Rivers Trust, and Hove City Council and Writing Our Legacy.

08/06/2026

🌊We had a great workshop at Sadlescombe Farm yesterday facilitated by the amazing Jackie Mendoza. Here are some photos of what we got up to.

🎨The tranquil surroundings of the Learning Barn provided the perfect setting for this workshop where we unplugged from the outside world for a few hours and delved deep within.

💧We journeyed through the River of Life, exploring how water nurtures, energises and inspires us. We had time to reflect, to write and to share stories that held much wisdom.

🤗Thank you to all the attendees for the energy they brought to the space, to our producer .of.heather and and Jane, our two student placements, for supporting on the day

📸Photos by Jane.

✏️We will be hosting another Downs to the Sea workshop this month, 27 June, at Warren Hill Dewpond, with . Book your ticket on the link in bio.

✒️This workshop is part of the Downs to the Sea programme, which is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (). In partnership with South Downs National Park Authority (), South Downs National Park Trust (), Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (), Western Sussex Rivers Trust (), Brighton and Hove City Council (), and Writing Our Legacy.

04/06/2026

🎨Spotlight: “A Culture of Abundance” by Sonji Art.

📚This submission is part of Covert Literary Magazine Issue 01 “Sussex Fortuneteller: What do writers see in the future?” Published in Winter 2020, Guest Edited by Umi Sinha & Dean Atta

You can enjoy Sonji’s full submission as well as more artwork, poetry, prose, fiction and nonfiction by many other contributors when you subscribe to Covert Literary Magazine.

💻Access our full searchable digital archive of Covert from just £5.99
📦 Or subscribe to the print edition from £13 + postage
🏛️ Institutional subscriptions also available for universities, colleges & libraries.

🔗 Subscribe today and support BPOC creatives. Link in bio!

Issue 1 was published in association with New Writing South and supported by Arts Council England

28/05/2026

🎓Welcome Thomas, our other University of Sussex student placement, who will be assisting us with administration, marketing & event production this next month.

📚 Thomas made this video answering a few questions so you can get to know him.

📽️The video was recorded and edited by him!

💻You can now read the blog, which includes both of our students’ interviews, on our website.

23/05/2026

🤓Meet Jane, brightbill.99, one of our new University of Sussex student placements , who will be assisting us with administration, marketing & event production this next month.

🐢We asked her a few questions so you can get to know her.

📽️The video was recorded and edited by our other new student placement, Thomas, who we will introduce next week!

16/05/2026

🌊⛰️Join Alinah Azadeh (artist) for an on-site creative writing workshop with slow meanders around Warren Hill Dewpond, surrounded by the panoramic views of the sea and the South Downs.

✒️Inspired by The Four Directions themes - four verses written by Alinah and inscribed into benches surrounding the dewpond, and commissioned by Towner Eastbourne. This workshop invites you to reflect, observe and write in conversation with landscape, memory and place.

🌅Expect gentle walking, creative prompts and time to connect with the natural space around us.

📅Saturday 27 June, 12-2pm, open to all.
📍Warren Hill Dewpond near Beachy Head, Eastbourne. Free minibus available from Brighton Station. �🎟️Free - book via link in bio

This workshop is part of the Downs to the Sea programme funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. In partnership with South Downs National Park, South Downs National Park Trust, RSPB, Western Sussex Rivers Trust, and Hove City Council, and Writing Our Legacy.

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