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Tuesday 7 September
Booker Prize shortlist announced
The Book Festival welcomed 10 of the 13 Booker Prize longlisters last month, and now we are delighted to congratulate newly-announced Booker Prize shortlisters Emma Donoghue, Howard Jacobson, Andrea Levy and Tom McCarthy, each of whom delivered...
Tuesday 31 August
Public programme closes with a moving tribute to our Scottish Makar
The 2010 Book Festival has featured over 750 participants from 50 countries, culminating fittingly in a moving tribute to Edwin Morgan
Tuesday 24 August
New Book Festival event to celebrate the life of Edwin Morgan
Following the death of Edwin Morgan last week, we would like to confirm that a special event with a wide variety of contributors will be held on Monday 30 August to celebrate the life of Scotland’s first National Poet.
Friday 20 August
Elsewhere programme launched!
The Minister for Culture, Fiona Hyslop, today launched 'Elsewhere', our programme of brand new writing. Exciting contributions by leading authors will continue to be uploaded here on the website, and many are already available, from Roddy...
Thursday 19 August
Sad Loss of Scottish Makar Edwin Morgan
It is with regret that we receive the sad news of the death of legendary Scottish poet Edwin Morgan, only a day after the Book Festival's Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition.