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Neil Gaiman, Denise Mina and Ian Rankin at the Edinburgh Book Festival

geeksyndicate wrote 1 month ago: Our mates over at the Forbidden Planet International blog were luck enough to be allowed to record a … more →

Tags: Book News, Comic News, Denise Mina, Forbidden Planet International, Ian Rankin, Neil Gaiman

Sarah Waters - Edinburgh Book Festival 20096 comments

Helen wrote 2 months ago: Sarah Waters’ fifth novel, The Little Stranger, opens in 1919 with a glimpse of Georgian mansion Hun … more →

Tags: Novel, Writing Tips, Books, writing, the little stranger, Sarah Waters

Wrapped Up In Books

thestatethatiamin wrote 2 months ago: “I will say a prayer, just while you are sitting there. I will wrap my hands around you. I kno … more →

Tags: Douglas Coupland, Generation-A, Generation X

Liz Niven - Poetry Writing Workshop - Edinburgh Book Festival 20093 comments

Helen wrote 3 months ago: I used to write poems as a teenager; a couple of them were published in Young Writer magazine. Readi … more →

Tags: Writing Tips, Poetry, writing, Writing Workshops, Liz Niven

48 Hours at the Fringe - An Edinburgh Diary

Darren wrote 3 months ago: Hey, I had the good fortune to jet off to the Edinburgh Fringe over the weekend. It was my first tim … more →

Tags: theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Fringe Festival, Fringe, Edinburgh, the fringe, Wind in the Willows, The-Wind-in-the-Willows, Cambridge Union Amatuer Dramatic Club

Ian Rankin and Neil Gaiman - Edinburgh Book Festival 20092 comments

Helen wrote 3 months ago: Last week I went to see Ian Rankin and Neil Gaiman in the Edinburgh Book Festival, where they discus … more →

Tags: Graphic Novels, Books, writing, Manga Shakespeare, Novels, Ian Rankin, Neil Gaiman

Movie legend appears at Edinburgh Book Festival

alexanderlawrie wrote 3 months ago: By Alexander Lawrie RENOWNED actor Joss Ackland captivated his audience when he appeared at the Edin … more →

Tags: 1, Edinburgh, Pictures], Scotland, Deadline Press & Picture Agency, deadline, Sean Connery, Edinburgh News, Deadline News

In memory of Janet Coats - 90th Anniversary of Scotland's oldest Literary Prize 3 comments

lucy wrote 3 months ago: It’s not every day that you get a chance to claim a bit of Scottish literary history!  This Fr … more →

Tags: Cultural History, Family History, A&C Black, Edinburgh University, George Coats, Ian Coats, J&P Coats, James Coats, James Tait Black

Foxtrotting off for the Summer.7 comments

rosyb wrote 3 months ago: So, it is summer (although looking outside my window at the torrential rain this morning, you wouldn … more →

Tags: Entries by Rosy, Brokeback Mountain, Edinburgh Book Fringe, free book events, Picture Books

Scotland Writes2 comments

Helen wrote 5 months ago: I moved back to Scotland in January after 3-and-a-bit years abroad. I never intended to stay here, I … more →

Tags: Scriptwriting, writing, Screen Lab, Screenwriting, Writing Workshops, Writing for Radio, radio lab, Dundee Literary Festival, Scotland Writes

Edinburgh Book Festival and a little good news

Lynsey May wrote 5 months ago: The Edinburgh Book Festival programme is out – go look it over while it’s hot and grab t … more →

Tags: writing, Books, Comic Books, Publishing, wiritng, Literary Magazines

Edinburgh fringe on the cheap3 comments

carasulieman wrote 5 months ago: By Cara Sulieman FESTIVALS goers will have the chance to see some of the biggest showbiz names in th … more →

Tags: 1, Edinburgh, News, Scotland, deadline, Scottish, Deadline Press Agency, Fringe, Festival

Fabulous festivals and Harvey Nics wonder woman!1 comment

Sarah Hunter-Argyle wrote 11 months ago: Neither of these articles were published, but written for class, still, my tutor really liked them s … more →

Tags: Published Work, Edinburgh, Annette Lamb, Harvey Nichols, Festivals, Edinburgh interntional festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Outsider festival, Events Scotland

Special Report from the Frontline of the Edinburgh Book Festival32 comments

rosyb wrote 1 year ago: This really is a piece of two halves. Eve, our teenlit correspondent, reports on a variety of events … more →

Tags: Entries by Eve, Entries by Rosy, Anthony McGowan, blackwater, Bob Shepherd, books on Aids, elizabeth pisani, Giles Bolton, Jeremy Scahill.

Electric cigarettes, SuperSmoker etc... and Will Self2 comments

ayeball wrote 1 year ago: As you no doubt know, I’ve been an inveterate puffer for many years – more than three qu … more →

Tags: Stuff, consumed, electric cigarette, nicotine, supersmoker, Will Self, the butt, smoking, Tobacco

Anne Enright at the Edinburgh Book Festival

lucy wrote 1 year ago: There is something extraordinarily rewarding about hearing an author speak when you’ve previou … more →

Tags: Reading, Anne Enright

THE PRATCHGAN 3 comments

shewolfy728 wrote 1 year ago: I am delighted to post that the Pratchgan, the project that I was part of in Ravelry’s Anhk-Mo … more →

Tags: Pratchgan, knitting, dried frog pills square, Terry Pratchett, shewolfy's square

The Brain is Plastic14 comments

dcairns wrote 1 year ago: Edinburgh Book Festival, which takes over Charlotte Square Gardens and runs concurrently with most o … more →

Tags: film, Nigel Smith, kafka, bad science, Ben Goldacre, David McFarland, Guilty Robots Happy Dogs, Edinburgh Film Guild, the Brain that changes itself

Terry Pratchett at the Book Festival

BondBloke wrote 1 year ago: I was lucky enough to get my sticky paws on two tickets to go and listen to the master yesterday. Bo … more →

Tags: Festival, famous people, Edinburgh, Terry Pratchett, Discworld, Nation


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