Journeys Big and Small

“The world is full of stories we need to hear”

Photos: “Finding language for our gender”

“Finding language for our gender”

“To be a hero you don’t have to be a genius like Einstein
You don’t need a halo or to be god’s sign
You don’t even have to go through life without committing a crime”

We are very happy to welcome Mexican writer and journalist Alicia Quiñones to Scotland as our Many Voices international writer.  Alicia joins Sarah Short for our event at Dundee Literary Festival on 22 October, focused on showcasing the work with Apex Scotland at HMP YOI Grampian.

It is our pleasure to announce that our international guest writer for LGBT Youth Scotland’s Many Voices group is Eli Clare, a disabled queer and trans writer-activist based in the United States. Eli will join the group, led by poet Nat Raha, for their final showcase event on 9th September in Edinburgh.

We are excited to introduce our international guest writer for  International Women’s Group Glasgow North Many Voices writing group – Sepideh Jodeyri will join the group led by poet Marjorie Lotfi Gill for their final event in November. Read on to find out more about Sepideh and what attracted to her Many Voices project.