Press office
Welcome to the Book Festival press office. If you have a media request of any sort, please contact us at press@edbookfest.co.uk and sarah@thecornershoppr.com and we will do our best to help.
Please be sure to keep checking this page – Updates to Press Office provision will be posted here first.
The Press Office can advise on specific areas of the programme and or help to arrange interviews with participating authors and Book Festival staff.
Download Press Releases
Visit our Press Releases page where you can read and download all Book Festival Press Releases.
Where is the Press Office?
The Book Festival’s press office - the Press Yurt - is located on our Festival site, in the courtyard of Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. The Press Yurt will be open from 09:30-20:30 every day of the Book Festival. Come along, ask any questions, work with us to set up pre-booked interviews etc. There is ample outdoor seating where (weather permitting) you will be welcome to sit and work. A space for interviews, pre-booked through the press office will be made available where possible.
Please be sure to keep checking this page – updates to Press Office provision will be posted here first.
How do I get a Press Pass?
If you wish to receive press releases, press tickets to events, ongoing information about events (online or in-person) and participating authors, or wish to arrange interviews with authors or members of the Book Festival team during the Festival, please apply for media accreditation.
Media accreditation for the 2023 Book Festival is now open. Please visit our online Media Accreditation website where you will be able to set up your account or login to your existing account (if you have accredited with us in the past).
How do I get tickets to events?
Please apply for media accreditation first and you may apply for press tickets through the accreditation portal. Many events will be livestreamed and will be free for media to access. Full details will be provided upon confirmation of accreditation.
How do I get photographs of events?
We have a library of high-resolution Book Festival images. Please contact us with any requests on press@edbookfest.co.uk
Publicity shots of all authors participating in the 2023 Book Festival are available for media use following the programme announcement on Weds 14 June.
No photography is possible during Book Festival events.
Photocalls for some authors may be called while they are on site at the Book Festival. Advance notice will be sent to accredited photographers and photocalls will take place outside. As always, these are dependent on weather and author availability. All photographers wishing to take pictures on the 2023 Book Festival site must be accredited with the Press Office.
How do I arrange interviews with authors and participants?
All requests to interview authors, participants and staff at Edinburgh International Book Festival should be directed through the press office. Please contact us at press@edbookfest.co.uk and sarah@thecornershoppr.com and we will do everything we can to facilitate your request.
Media Accreditation
If you wish to receive updates on the 2023 Edinburgh International Book Festival programme, details of event timings, along with content and press releases relating to the 2023 events please accredit with us.
Media accreditation for the 2023 Book Festival is now open. Please visit our online Media Accreditation website where you will be able to set up your account or login to your existing account (if you have accredited with us in the past).
If you wish to speak to us prior to the Festival, please contact us on press@edbookfest.co.uk
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