Events

Scottish Book Trust events

Previous Events

John Burnside & Romesh Gunesekera:
The Jura Single Malt Whisky Event

Edinburgh International Book Festival
Wednesday 13 August at 7.00pm

George Orwell wrote 1984 hidden away on the Isle of Jura. Scottish poet and fiction writer John Burnside and Sri-Lanka-born novelist Romesh Gunesekera are following on his footsteps thanks to Scottish Book Trust’s Jura Malt Whisky Writer’s Retreat. Romesh had just come back from a whole month on the island while John was just about to travel there. They discussed the importance of islands and isolation in their writing and shared their experiences and expectations of spending time alone on one of Scotland’s most beautiful islands, with the local whisky distillery as your closest neighbour!

Readers’ Day with Anne Donovan

Saturday 26 July 2-6pm, at Sandeman House, Scottish Book Trust

Scottish Book Trust hosted an afternoon of events featuring the award-winning writer Anne Donovan (winner of an SAC Book Award and short-listed for the Orange Prize for her first novel, Buddha Da) and exploring the books world from a number of perspectives.

Readers’ Days are particularly aimed at members of reading groups, but are open to anyone who enjoys books and wants to find out more about authors, publishers, and how the literary world operates.

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Scottish Literary Festivals 2008 Calendar

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