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I’m Tomiwa. I’m a writer, academic + creative from Edinburgh, based in Brussels.

writer + editor

I started a blog in 2015, since then I have written for the Herald, been published in The Voyage Out by and Monstrous Regiment’s So Hormonal. I was the Black Ballad regional editor for Scotland and Fringe of Colour Films’ sub-editor.

academic

I graduated with a 2:1 in History MA from the University of Edinburgh in 2017. I am now studying a masters in Cultural Studies at KU Leuevn, Belgium. I am researching the Nigerian diaspora and their relationship with home.

creative

My creative career is varied. I have

other

I have experie

Hi I’m Tomiwa, from Edinburgh based in Brussels. I’m currently studying an MA in Cultural Studies at KU Leuven, Belgium. My research is looking at the Nigerian diaspora and their relationship with home. I chat, I write + I produce.

write

I am a writer + editor. I started my blog in 2015, since then I have written for the Herald, been published in The Voyage Out by and Monstrous Regiment’s So Hormonal. I was the Black Ballad regional editor for Scotland and Fringe of Colour Films’ sub-editor. I write traditional features + creative non-fiction.

chat

I am a broadcaster; I presented the BBC Radio 4 Documentary; The Art of Now: Black and Creative in Scotland and have made short-form content for BBC. I am an experienced event host + chair, I have worked with Edinburgh International Book Festival and Glasgow Women’s Library.

produce + other

I produce my podcast Sunday Rituals. Manage social media channels [UK release of CLEMENCY film], and I am experienced in grassroots marketing, program curation, [Queen + Slim film, Glasgow Film Festival 2020]

other

Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.