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Other Events

We are regularly approached by publishers to hold events for children and young people at Scottish Book Trust's Sandeman House or other venues around Edinburgh. We are very happy to discuss any special requirements of different books and authors with you.

If you are interested in being involved, please contact Jasmine Fassl at jasmine.fassl@scottishbooktrust for more information.

2008 events

Jimmy Docherty - launch of ‘The Ice-Cream Con'

2007 events

Elizabeth Laird - launch of ‘Oranges in No-Man's Land'

Old Town Festival Event with Vivian French

Brian Selznick launch event at the Filmhouse Cinema

Vivian French - launch of ‘Chocolate'

Nicola Morgan - launch of ‘The Highwayman's Curse' and ‘Know Your Brain'

New Interview

Stuart Syme & Moira Foster

In this month's interview we speak to two of the key people promoting reading and writing in Dundee schools. They talk about their blurb-writing competition with Cathy MacPhail, as well as filling us in on some of the great projects they've been involved in over the last few years.

Read the interview

Literature
In Learning

Scottish Book Trust is a lead member of Literature in Learning, a joint initiative from Scotland's literature organisations to support learning professionals in their use of creative language.

Find out more about this network and what it aims to do for learning professionals in the following sections:

What is Literature in Learning
LiL News and Events
Links to all of the literature organisations in Literature in Learning (direct to the relevant areas of their websites)
Information about Curriculum for Excellence
Projects which fulfil Curriculum for Excellence
Advice on how to run your own literature project
Resources from each of the LiL organisations (under development)