Creative writing – Learning | Edinburgh International Book Festival

Dystopian Dramas with Julie Bertagna & William Sutcliffe

15 June 2018

Authors Julie Bertagna and William Sutcliffe get to grips with the issues in their YA dystopian novels

16 May 201816 May 2018

Fun poetry and writing exercises to use around the Royal wedding

11 April 201811 April 2018

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

5 February 2018

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

10 January 201816 January 2018

Introduce your class to the detective genre as two top kids crime novelists talk about how to create riveting mystery stories

5 December 201711 December 2017

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

23 November 201727 November 2017

Explore the works of Robert Louis Stevenson through a unique literary map of Edinburgh

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

6 November 2017

See your words lighting up the dark nights through epic projections across Scotland’s capital

1 November 20178 December 2017

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

4 October 20178 December 2017

Author Sam Gayton helps you to get started writing magical stories

29 September 20178 December 2017

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

11 May 201727 September 2017

Using Edwin Morgan’s poem The Apple’s Song to inspire discussion and creative writing

19 April 201711 May 2017

A creative writing activity inspired by Liz Lochhead's poem Favourite Place