Key stage 3 – Learning | Edinburgh International Book Festival

Fighting for the Future with Hayley Barker and Mary Watson

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

13 January 201712 April 2017

Writer and People's Historian, Daniel Gray outlines how he uses place as an inspiration for writing

24 November 20167 December 2017

International Human Rights Lawyer Philippe Sands gets you discussing important issues

17 October 20167 December 2017

Chris Packham explores themes of childhood, struggles and perspective in a 2016 Book Festival 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

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