Authors – Learning | Edinburgh International Book Festival

Finding Your Place in the World

15 October 201916 October 2019

American author and king of cool Kwame Alexander shares his top tips for building confidence in young people

3 June 20193 June 2019

Improvise with words in preparation for some Edinburgh International Book Festival highlights.

1 May 20192 May 2019

Some top picks from our exciting event celebrating the schools programme

25 April 201925 April 2019

Get more information on the 2019 Baillie Gifford Schools Programme

15 April 201915 April 2019

The Girl Guide author Marawa Ibrahim gets you thinking about some of the issues which may affect you as you go through your teens

25 March 201925 March 2019

Find out about our 2019 Schools Programme before anyone else

4 February 20194 February 2019

Author Juno Dawson leads you through a quick and easy writing exercise

4 February 2019

The American rapper-turned-writer introduces the follow-up to her smash hit YA success

28 January 201930 January 2019

Learn more about the awesome power of nature with author and science communicator Emily Dodd

18 December 201818 December 2018

Start discussions in the classroom around freedom, society and politics

10 December 2018

Authors Julia Green and Elizabeth Laird show you how to let nature inspire your writing – and your life!

5 December 20185 December 2018

Hear from two authors of dark and action-packed novels and then get writing your own pieces merging current concerns and fantasy elements

8 November 201815 November 2018

A fun sing-along with hilarious children's author Nick Cope and tips to write your own funny animal stories

29 October 201815 November 2018

Get telling your own scary stories inspired by two wonderful authors' creepy tales

22 October 201815 November 2018

Top illustrator and author Tom Morgan-Jones shows you how to draw his comical character, Norman the Norman, from Philip Ardagh's book series.