Tag: Books
How to win an iPad – and other competitions
Scottish Book Trust are running a competition for all new media students, creative types, animators, film-makers and anyone handy with a video camera. You can win an Apple iPad for making the most...
Victorian Literature Challenge 2011
The time for New Year’s resolutions is almost upon us, so what are you going to do? Edinburgh-based writer and blogger Bethany Anderson (23), has set up a Victorian Reading Challenge to...
Christmas present idea number 3 – books
The Reporter is big on books. We like getting them as presents to read and review. We like the feel of books, although we are also getting to grips with reading on the iPad.
So...
FAO Edinburgh Writers
We spoke to members of the Nanobeans writing group about their experiences of National Novel Writing Month 2010. Here's what they had to say.
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The group meets twice a week throughout the year, on...
World Book Night – the countdown has started…
Edinburgh publisher Jamie Byng is at the heart of a new push on reading. The last encouragement to read came in the form of the Harry Potter books. Now the new idea is that...
Social Network Launches Table Book
Arts network Central Station is celebrating 35,000 works of art by launching a new table book on Friday December 3rd.
Central Station is an online community linking artists, writers, filmmakers and photographers from all over...
“SNOWMAGEDDON” cancels St Andrews Day celebrations
Ok there is a lot of white stuff around today. There is a bit of chaos and people need to know what is happening.
St Andrew's Day celebrations in St Andrew Square have all...
NaNoWriMo – The Final Leg
“What’s your word count, then?”
That’s the main question people ask about NaNoWriMo. Then they carry on to talk about other, more interesting things.
Tonight, my total stands at 47,882 which isn’t bad. In fact, it...
Adopt a manuscript at the National Library
The National Library of Scotland has put 100 of its unique John Murray Archive manuscripts up for adoption – many of which are handwritten by Scotland’s greatest writers and thinkers.
The John Murray Archive is...
New Student Magazine is PublishED
PublishED is a student-run literary publication, aiming to provide an outlet for young writers as well as information and links to the publishing world, for those wanting to work in any aspect of the...
Writers in Prison exhibition
A powerful exhibition inspired by imprisoned writers and banned publications has gone on display at Edinburgh's popular Writers' Museum in Lady Stair's Close.
"Writers in Prison : A Scottish PEN exhibition on campaigning for free...
NaNoWriMo – The Story So Far
The Nano Beans group reserves tables for regular write-ins at Edinburgh's numerous coffee shops...
“So, how’s nana-rama going?” my sister now asks me on a daily basis.
She is not referring to my latest musical project...
Aberdeen Breviary to be displayed at NLS
Two original copies of the Aberdeen Breviary, Scotland's first substantial printed book, will go on display in Edinburgh tomorrow, Friday, November 5, to mark the 500th anniversary of its completion.
Dating back to 1510, the...
Edinburgh Reporter Rises To The NaNoWriMo Challenge!
8.05am, Monday November 1st.
I am on a bus to work, catching up on emails (what did I do before I had a phone with Internet access?) and contemplating beginning my NaNoWriMo novel.
Currently my plan...
Sir Jackie Stewart in Edinburgh to back Dyslexia Awareness Week
Former World Champion Scottish racing driver Sir Jackie Stewart is gearing up to be the special guest speaker at a series of events devoted to raising the awareness of "hidden dyslexia".
The City of Edinburgh...
A Novel Idea
If you had to choose one month of the year full of deranged activities that have spread like wildfire through the power of the internet, November would be a top candidate. Not content with...
Scottish Book Trust Young Writers Conference
Budding writers from across Scotland are being offered a rare opportunity to access the expertise and knowledge of published writers and experts from within the industry.
Scottish Book Trust’s first Young Writers Conference will take...
iPad is not just for adults
To coincide with Spot’s 30th anniversary, publisher Frederick Warne launched the first ever Spot iPad app: Spot Goes to School.
The app has become the No. 1 paid for book app, knocking the Toy Story...
Scottish Book Trust teams up with BBC Scotland to launch writing project
Scottish Book Trust and BBC Radio Scotland today launch an exciting, new, national writing project to encourage ordinary Scots to write their extraordinary family tales.
Family Legends aims to capture the tall tales, murky memories...
National Library – now online
One million resources previously available only by visiting Scotland’s largest research library can now be accessed from your home or office, at the click of a button.
More than 1.5 million manuscripts, letters, books, newspapers,...
Robert Louis Stevenson – new book
A new book revealing Robert Louis Stevenson’s struggle to reconcile his darker side with the repressive climate of Victorian Edinburgh has been launched online. Lamplit, Vicious Fairy Land details the double life...
Colin Montgomerie at The National Library
The National Library of Scotland welcomed a star guest through its doors recently when 2010 European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie participated in a book signing event.
The Scottish golfing great has written the foreword...
Book Festival closes with tribute to Morgan
The Edinburgh International Festival public programme closed last night with a moving tribute to Scotland’s first national poet, Edwin Morgan who died last week. Richard Holloway chaired the final event in ...
Everybody’s reading The Secret Garden!
The Festival Theatre is delighted to announce an exciting new Education Project to coincide with the venue’s spectacular in-house Christmas production, The Secret Garden.
Organised by the theatre’s Education Department, the scheme will offer every...
Elsewhere launched at Book Festival
The Minister for Culture, Fiona Hyslop, today launched a programme of brand new writing celebrating the best of Scottish, international and children’s words and ideas at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. With the support...
Tribute to Edwin Morgan
Commenting on the sad news of the death of Edwin Morgan, Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival said “As well as being one of the greatest British poets of the last...
Peter Mandelson at The Book Festival
He’s been called many things by the British Press – Mandy; The Prince of Darkness, and more recently The Dark Lord. He was the architect behind the re-branding of New Labour, and served two...
John Murray Archive
A blog by the National Library of Scotland’s writer in residence, uncovering secrets and revelations from one of its most coveted archives, is proving to be an online hit.
Taking advantage of 21st century technology...
Edinburgh International Book Festival opens to crowds
The Edinburgh International Book Festival opened on Saturday to record crowds and capacity audiences for most events. Christos Tsiolkas, one of the ten authors longlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize who will...
Forward Prize nominees appearing at Book Festival
Four of the six poets on the shortlist for The Forward Prize for Best Collection, announced this week, will be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this summer. Although tickets for Nobel Laureate...
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