Are you an early career or aspiring arts writer/journalist who faces barriers to accessing the industry? Join the team behind the Diverse Critics* programme for an introductory webinar aimed at helping you demystify the world of arts journalism and giving you key hints and tips to further your career.
The session will cover:
- What makes good arts writing/journalism
- What editors are looking for
- How to identify publications
- Tips for pitching to publications
- The realities of being a freelance writer/journalist
The webinar will be delivered by an experienced team of writers and editors, and you will have the chance to ask them questions or get advice on anything relating to arts writing/journalism.
Presenter/Speaker Bios:
Colin Hambrook has been working at the hub of the Disability Arts Movement for nearly 30 years, having been editor of Disability Arts In London magazine through the late 1990s. He founded Disability Arts Online in 2004 striving towards his vision for the site as a journal dedicated to being a voice for disabled artists whilst supporting the development of arts programmes that reflect on disability as a social and political construct from a Social Model perspective.
Titilayo Farukuoye is writer, educator and organiser based in Glasgow. Titilayo eagerly speaks to address social injustice, the climate emergency and community care in their work. They co-direct the Scottish BPOC Writers Network (SBWN). In 2018 Titilayo curated Our (In)visible Strengths, an exhibition celebrating Scottish African and Afro-Caribbean communities. Their poetry featured at Fringe of Colour, 2020 Mixtape, Wrapped Up in This and Edinburgh Multicultural Festival. Media4Change and Future News Worldwide have recognised Titilayo’s journalistic work. Titilayo is a co-winner of the 2022 Edwin Morgan Poetry Award.
Joe Turnbull is Disability Arts Online’s Digital Operations Manager, who joined the organisation in 2015. He studied Politics at the University of Manchester but has since gone on to pursue a career in arts journalism. He has written for the Guardian, Apollo Magazine, Frieze, a-n News, The Stage and The Arts Desk. In 2011 he helped establish Novel, an arts and culture magazine in his native North East.
Rosamund West has been editor-in-chief of Radge Media, the Edinburgh-based publishing company which produces The Skinny and Fest magazines, since 2010. During her tenure she has worked on publication launches across the UK and in Australia.
Access information
Live captioning will be available for this webinar.
*Diverse Critics is a career development programme delivered in partnership between Disability Arts Online, Creative Scotland and The Skinny since 2020. It offers a cohort of disabled and/or BPOC writers a bursary, mentoring, workshops, feedback and publishing opportunities.
