Episode 90 - Lorna King

Today’s episode is with the inspiring, joyful Scottish writer Lorna King. We cover everything from writing for the first time to finding yourself to the gatekeepers. A glorious episode with a wonderful human. LORNA KING Lorna is a Ghanaian-Scottish woman with a flair for writing and storytelling but was pushed back from getting into the creative industries due to the lack of proper representation. Lorna decided to study a masters in Screenwriting. I chose to study at Edinburgh Napier University. Since finishing university, she developed a short script ‘Her Midas Touch’ which was submitted to Short Circuit was shortlisted and now in development. Lorna has another short script in pre-production. She is working on a top-secret project with the director/producer Stewart Kyasimire and is a founding member of a Black theatre group who are currently writing a play together. Lorna has also been commissioned to write articles for publications and is a contributing editor for a new literary magazine called Epoch Press! Twitter: @lorna_king Glasgow Film Festival: glasgowfilmfestival PAYPAL https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-women-in-film https://www.gofundme.com/f/bme-business-fund https://www.scottishtrans.org/support/support-groups-in-scotland/ https://www.thetrevorproject.org https://bornthisway.foundation/ https://itgetsbetter.org https://www.alerojasmine.com/ https://bespokebinny.com/ https://pelicansandparrots.com/ https://www.matuggarum.com/ https://sheniandteni.com/ https://lihabeauty.com https://ibereapparel.com/ https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://m4bl.org/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/mobilebasic https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd https://justiceforbreonna.org/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/12570/black-british-owned-businesses-to-buy-from-now-fashion-beauty-design-lifestyle https://theeverymom.com/black-history-month-books-for-kids/ https://themadmommy.com/black-owned-etsy-shops/ Join our Zoom Coffee Morning every Friday at 11am GMT, email [email protected] WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/ Or if you've got a project to cast, you can Post Castings for free: Apply promo code PERSISTENTANDNASTY at the checkout