Edinburgh International Book Festival

The Edinburgh International Book Festival is a registered charity, a not-for profit organisation. It began in 1983 and has since become a key event in the August Festival season, celebrated annually in Scotlands capital city. Biennial at first, the Book Festival became a yearly celebration in 1997. Since its beginnings, the Book Festival has grown rapidly in size and popularity. Today it produces and stages over 900 author events, covering a huge range of topics, offering thought-provoking entertainment and inspiration for adults, children, schools and communities. Each year, well-known writers, thinkers and artists from all over the world gather alongside new and up-and-coming authors to become part of a unique democratic forum in which audience and author meet to share stories, exchange thoughts and opinions and discuss some of the worlds most pressing issues. The Book Festival aims to foster a love of books, words and reading, and inspire people of all backgrounds and ages to ...