We have established writer-led stakeholder groups with major publishers and negotiated financial commitments.

We have been developing a uniform ‘Gold’ standard to fairly measure data collection on ethnic diversity in publishing and worked to support our members.

We support our members with professional headshots, book release promo across our promotional screen partners, advice surgeries, peer support, access to opportunities and awards to help complete their literary works.

Our 2020 members group recommended that the Black Writers Guild (BWG) register as a Community Interest Company (CIC), introduce a membership fee and implement a membership body to oversee membership matters.

The organising committee accepted the recommendations and incorporated the BWG as a CIC in 2021. The BWG are committed to introducing a membership fee when able to administer it adequately with a full time coordinator. Plans to hire a part time coordinator and managing director were announced at the 2022 conference.

In 2020 our membership and inclusion policies were developed by an independent members working group led by Yassmin Abdel-Magield, Elijah Lawal, Sofia Akel, Rachael Twumasi-Corson, Maame Blue and Jendella Benson.

The voluntary work of the members group was then clarified and adopted by the guild’s organising committee led by Nels Abbey, Sharmaine Lovegrove and Symeon Brown. After the members working group concluded Rachael Twumasi-Corson and Elijah Lawal supported the work of the organising committee in 2021.