Qalb Writers Collective: Archive

A newsletter dedicated to Black and Muslim women writers, with the aim of sharing knowledge (on writing and publishing), resources and interviews featuring other Black, Muslim and minoritised-ethnicity women creatives.

Author Interviews - In Conversations With:

• Yassmin Abdel-Magied - veteran author, engineer & advocate

• Tasneem Abdur-Rashid, author of ‘Finding Mr Perfectly Right’

• Anu Adebogun, author of ‘Black and Brave History: 30 Sheroes Who Shook Britain’

• Annemarie Anang, author of ‘I am Nefertiti’

All About Writing: Craft and Mindset

• Lessons from Oxford: On Building Your Writing Persona

• On Imposter Syndrome: The Writer I Am vs The Writer I Aspire To Be

• Where Do Ideas Come From?

• Lessons from Oxford: How I build my writing muscle

• Your Novel Won't Write Itself

• On Giving Your Book Its Due

Your Book is Finished: What next?

• From Idea to First Draft to Querying: After the First Draft

• From Idea to First Draft to Querying: Finding a Literary Agent

• How To Pitch Your Novel: The Dos, Don'ts and Several Examples