Press Office
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Welcome to the Book Festival press office. The office is now open on a part-time basis, however if you have a media request of any sort, please contact us at press@edbookfest.co.uk and we will do our best to help.
The 2010 Edinburgh International Book Festival will take place from Saturday 14 August to Monday 30 August. The Press Office can advise on specific areas of the programme, filming, recording, TV and radio broadcasts or help to arrange interviews with visiting authors and Book Festival staff.
Download Press Pack
Press Office Facilities
Press Accreditation
Press Tickets
Photographs
Interviews
Filming & Recording
Edinburgh Festivals' Electronic Press Kit
When can I download a Press Pack?
The programme for the 2010 Edinburgh International Book Festival will be announced in June. Download the 2009 Press Pack here.
Where is the Press Office?
The Press Office will be situated in the heart of the Book Festival in Charlotte Square Gardens and provides quiet space for interviews, radio and TV recording, ISDN Lines for live radio broadcasts, facilities for live TV broadcasts, a separate working space for photographers, unlimited coffee, breakfast (if you're there early enough), daily newspapers and good company all day. We have fast wireless broadband but do not provide computers - please bring your own laptop.
How do I get a Press Pass?
All journalists, photographers and broadcasters must pre-register to qualify for press accreditation which will open in June 2010.
How do I get tickets to events?
Once you receive your accreditation confirmation, you will be able to request tickets online. We will allocate one ticket per publication per event where available. Please note we do not hold press tickets for workshops or Amnesty International Imprisoned Writers events (tickets to the latter are free, and may be picked up from the Box Office on the day of the event). Press tickets to children’s events are limited to those in the RBS Main Theatre. It may be possible to arrange press tickets to other events in the RBS Children’s Programme, but these must be requested by email to press@edbookfest.co.uk before the end of July. Press tickets can be collected from the Press Office in Charlotte Square on the day of the event.
How do I get photographs of events?
We have a library of high resolution Book Festival images - please contact us for details. A limited selection of high resolution images is available for download from the website under Press Images.
Photocalls for authors and specific events will be arranged daily during the Festival, and an email invitation sent out to all photographers the previous day. Once you have accredited as a photographer you will be automatically added to this list. Please note we do not arrange photographs for authors outwith the daily photocalls unless under exceptional circumstances.
How do I arrange interviews with authors and participants?
All requests to interview authors, participants and staff at the 2009 Edinburgh International Book Festival should be directed through the press office. Please contact us at press@edbookfest.co.uk and we will do everything we can to facilitate your request.
Can I film or record events?
This may be possible for some events, with the permission of the participants. Please contact press@edbookfest.co.uk well in advance of the Festival and we will do everything we can to facilitate your request.
Film footage
If you would like film footage of the Book Festival, of Edinburgh at festival time or of the International, Film or Fringe Festivals, we have produced an Electronic Press Kit, available to help you more easily present Edinburgh and the festivals in broadcast and other media coverage. Please see the videos below which give a flavour of what footage is available.
If you would like us to send you a copy of the Electronic Press Kit on DVD or would like more information please contact press@edbookfest.co.uk
We can also supply footage on DVD, digiBeta or other high definition formats.
The Festival's Electronic Press Kit was produced by Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh Inspiring Capital with the help of VisitScotland.
Our grateful thanks go to all the artists and companies who helped to make this project possible.
Edinburgh International Book Festival
