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  1. 21 May 2026

    Global Ink 2026 international delegates announced

    This August we're very excited to be welcoming 20 festival directors from 17 countries to Edinburgh as part of Global Ink 2026. In its…
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  2. 18 May 2026

    Paper Trails at Ratho Library

    Today, Mon 18 May, sees our first public Paper Trails events at the shiny new Ratho Library, in partnership with Edinburgh Libraries.To…
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  3. 14 May 2026

    Sustainability Fair at Liberton High School

    In early April the Communities team were invited to attend Liberton High School’s Sustainability Fair. We were thrilled to join an…
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  4. 29 April 2026

    Discover The Front List 2026

    We’re absolutely thrilled to announce our very first 2026 Festival events with this year’s The Front List line-up, presented in partnership…
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  5. 7 April 2026

    Intergenerational Storytelling Sessions at Ratho Library

    During January’s cold winds, we came together at the warm and cosy Ratho Library, where we developed four weeks of Intergenerational…
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  6. Person holding up phone taking photo of event in Spiegeltent
    Person holding up phone taking photo of event in Spiegeltent
    2 April 2026

    Authors: Please be aware of scam invitations

    We're aware of scam emails inviting authors to our August Festival, from email addresses which are not associated with the Book Festival.…
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  7. Inside of Courtyard Theatre with stage on left and audience in raked seating on the right
    Inside of Courtyard Theatre with stage on left and audience in raked seating on the right
    10 March 2026

    Launch and on sale dates for 2026 Festival announced

    It takes ten months to cook up the Festival, and you're invited to the feast. We're getting ready to reveal the nearly 600 events we've…
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  8. 24 February 2026

    Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0 goes on tour

    We're delighted that that Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, Vol. 0 - our acclaimed original production created by Hamish Hawk and…
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  9. Person holding open a zine
    Person holding open a zine
    13 January 2026

    Looking back on three weeks of zine-making!

    In November and December 2025, we completed a series of exciting Zine-Making workshops with S1 students at our Paper Trails partner,…
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  10. Angus Peter Campbell on stage performing
    Angus Peter Campbell on stage performing
    12 December 2025

    Major new partnership with Celtic Connections

    Two of Scotland's most dynamic festivals are joining forces to create ambitious new work at the intersection of literature and music. We're…
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  11. Photo of the Citizens Collective young persons writing group
    Photo of the Citizens Collective young persons writing group
    10 December 2025

    Reflecting on our Autumn Sessions with Citizen Collective

    In October 2025, we welcomed a brand-new group of avid writers and book readers from schools around Edinburgh to form our new Citizen…
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  12. People at a hospitality event chatting and mingling
    People at a hospitality event chatting and mingling
    4 December 2025

    Global Ink 2026: Call for Festival Directors Worldwide

    The Edinburgh International Book Festival invites expressions of interest from leaders of book, multi-artform, and ideas festivals across…
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