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16 June 2026Full 2026 programme line-up and Changing Your Mind theme announced
We're thrilled to announce the full programme for our 2026 Festival, including this year's hero theme of Changing Your Mind.“Our theme…
9 June 2026A Look Back at Paper Trails
As summer approaches, the August Festival is just around the corner! But before we get into the full swing at Edinburgh Futures Institute,…
21 May 2026Global 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…
18 May 2026Paper 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…
14 May 2026Sustainability 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…
29 April 2026Discover 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…
7 April 2026Intergenerational 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…
2 April 2026Authors: 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.…
10 March 2026Launch 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…
24 February 2026Life 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…
13 January 2026Looking 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,…
12 December 2025Major 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…