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Scottish Writing is Thriving: A Sparkling Showcase

Wednesday 13 August 13:45 - 15:00

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Here at the Book Festival, it's our joy and privilege to shout from the rafters about the talented poets, novelists, thinkers, and performers contributing their diverse voices and fresh ideas to Scottish writing today. Featuring writers including Eilidh…
 

Karen Downs-Barton: What it Means to Belong

Thursday 14 August 10:15 - 11:15

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Has anywhere sounded more ominous than the 'Home for Crying Children'? Join Karen Downs-Barton, whose playful new poetry collection Minx effortlessly blends forms in a lyrically vivid evocation of a childhood distinctly less ordinary…
 

Simon Armitage: Dwell

Thursday 14 August 15:30 - 16:30

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Why not try? Simone Seales and Mele Broomes: Dearest Simone Seales and Mele Broomes: Dearest Wed 13 Aug 20:00 - 21:30
 

Retelling Myths with Nikita Gill: A Workshop Inspired by Hekate

Suitable for age 15 - 18

Friday 15 August 18:15 - 19:15

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Join bestselling poet Nikita Gill for a powerful writing workshop inspired by her new book, Hekate - a fierce retelling in verse of the Greek goddess of witchcraft and necromancy…
 

Tim Key: L.A. Baby!

Friday 15 August 21:00 - 22:00

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Why not try? Nick Makoha: Making Myth a Reality Nick Makoha: Making Myth a Reality Mon 11 Aug 14:00 - 15:00
 

Coorie Doon with Jackie Kay and Jill Calder

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Saturday 16 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Coorie in for an empowering event celebrating the melodies we carry with us throughout our lives…
 

An All Star Poetry Line Up

Saturday 16 August 16:45 - 17:45

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Sometimes, only poetry will do. There’s something in the concentrated way poets see the world that can open us up to new ways of seeing, thinking, and hoping too…
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Fady Joudah: The Hearts of a Catastrophe

Sunday 17 August 19:30 - 20:30

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Why not try? Michael Mullen & Len Pennie: Sparkling Scottish Poetry Michael Mullen & Len Pennie: Sparkling Scottish Poetry Sun 24 Aug 18:45 - 19:45
 

Angus Peter Campbell: Rhymes and Reels

Monday 18 August 18:00 - 19:00

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The worlds of words and music coalesce in this special family affair featuring award-winning poet and novelist Angus Peter Campbell and his daughters, Brìghde, Ciorstaidh, and Steaphanaidh Chaimbeul, all professional musicians. Expect tales drawn from…
 

Donna Ashworth: An Ode to Women

Tuesday 19 August 11:00 - 12:00

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Daughters, lovers, sisters, friends - relationships take many forms, but perhaps most important are the ones women have with themselves. To the Women is the latest inspirational poetry collection from Donna Ashworth, a writer who took the internet by…