Key stage 2 – Learning | Edinburgh International Book Festival

Fantastical Fiction with Ade Adepitan and Gill Arbuthnott

24 September 2018

Learn how to write wacky, fantastical stories based in reality with top tips from two brilliant children's authors

23 April 201823 April 2018

Explore your surroundings and then create activity sheets to inspire others to do the same

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

14 November 20177 December 2017

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

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

27 June 201727 June 2017

Write and illustrate a story about your town in this creative project

31 May 20177 December 2017

Get your class thinking about the environment

25 May 2017

Cross-curricular activities using historical fiction as their inspiration

12 April 201712 April 2017

Theatre maker Ishbel McFarlane gets you thinking about your town in a new way

18 January 201712 April 2017

Author Mike Nicholson takes you on an imaginary walk through your hometown

10 October 201610 April 2017

Catch up on this brilliant 2016 Book Festival schools event

14 July 201610 April 2017

Authors from the Book Festival's LandWords project inspire you to tell your story

8 July 201610 April 2017

There's no need to miss out on our schools events

22 March 201610 April 2017

Find out how we celebrated World Book Day 2016