Itchy Coo’s Big Birthday Hoolie!

The Scots language imprint Itchy Coo was launched at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2002. 20 years and many much-loved titles later, it’s time to party! Join two of the co-founding authors Matthew Fitt and James Robertson and special guests in this celebratory event, featuring fables fae Aesop, daft rhymes and poems, a bowfin bacon roll and hunners mair!

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