Let’s Talk About Race with Nikesh Shukla
Get pupils talking about race and diversity in literature
Learning Resources
Kick-start cross-curricular projects and engage your class with our learning resources
Planning the Perfect Book Festival Event
Design your own exciting author event for this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival
Animal Antics with Julian Clary
Funny man Julian Clary shares his advice for creating rib-tickling tales
Opening Up Picture Books for arts and illustration students
An insight into the process of writing and illustrating a children’s picture book
Mysterious Crimes with Sarah Rubin & Katherine Woodfine
Introduce your class to the detective genre as two top kids crime novelists talk about how to create riveting mystery stories
Historical Fictions with Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech
Authors Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech share their top tips for creating historical fiction
Exploring Robert Louis Stevenson’s Edinburgh with LitLong
Explore the works of Robert Louis Stevenson through a unique literary map of Edinburgh
Creating Comic Characters with Barry Hutchison
Children's author and funny man Barry Hutchison gets you writing your own comedic characters
Why YA? with Maggie Harcourt & Katherine Webber
YA authors Maggie Harcourt and Katherine Webber get you talking about the genre
Feisty Princesses and Underdogs: Creative Writing with Vivian French
Top children's author Vivian French shares her advice for young writers on how to create characters and stories
An Interview with Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy talks about her Laureateship and gives advice for aspiring young poets
Brewing Stories with Sam Gayton
Author Sam Gayton helps you to get started writing magical stories
Getting Geeky with Holly Smale
Top tips from YA author Holly Smale on how to create realistic characters, gripping plots and exotic settings
Performing Picture Books with Kristina Stephenson
Be inspired by Sir Charlie Stinky Socks creator Kristina Stephenson to act out your favourite picture book
Discussing Gender
Girls, Books, Boys, Toys - thinking more inclusively about gender