Key stage 3 – 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

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

19 February 201920 February 2019

A step-by-step guide to making your own zines

4 February 20194 February 2019

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

18 December 201818 December 2018

Start discussions in the classroom around freedom, society and politics

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

29 October 201815 November 2018

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

15 June 201816 November 2018

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

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

23 November 201727 November 2017

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

8 November 20177 December 2017

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

29 September 20178 December 2017

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

25 May 2017

Cross-curricular activities using historical fiction as their inspiration

19 April 201711 May 2017

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