Authors – Learning | Edinburgh International Book Festival

2018 Schools Programme Now Available

19 April 201819 April 2018

Get more information on the 2018 Baillie Gifford Schools Programme

11 April 201811 April 2018

Award-winning author Meg Rosoff shares her top tips for writing your own emotive tales

9 April 20189 April 2018

Get pupils talking about race and diversity in literature

20 March 201812 April 2018

Be among the first to discover our 2018 Schools Programme

19 March 201819 March 2018

Design your own exciting author event for this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival

21 February 201821 February 2018

Fantastic free events for schools at the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes

5 February 2018

Funny man Julian Clary shares his advice for creating rib-tickling tales

16 January 201816 January 2018

An insight into the process of writing and illustrating a children’s picture book

5 December 201711 December 2017

Authors Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech share their top tips for creating historical fiction

14 November 20177 December 2017

Children's author and funny man Barry Hutchison gets you writing your own comedic characters

8 November 20177 December 2017

YA authors Maggie Harcourt and Katherine Webber get you talking about the genre

3 November 2017

Enter for the chance to win a £50 book prize!

1 November 20178 December 2017

Top children's author Vivian French shares her advice for young writers on how to create characters and stories

29 September 20178 December 2017

Top tips from YA author Holly Smale on how to create realistic characters, gripping plots and exotic settings

14 September 201714 September 2017

A look back at the schools highlights from the 2017 Book Festival