Edinburgh International Book Festival

We're thrilled to welcome Owen Sutcliffe as our new Writer in Residence at The Alternative School at Spartans Community Foundation. Owen is an award-winning writer, musician, and community worker and we're so excited to have him on board. "The staff and the young people are a welcoming bunch," Owen says, "and the Alternative School project is an excellent one. I've done a lot of youth work over the years but a role which marries that with my love of writing is exciting, and I'm already finding some formidable Scrabble opponents among the young people. There's a fierce creativity bubbling. For now, we're just getting to know one another, settling, but I'm looking forward to all that's to come." Owen takes the reigns from Chris Barkley who led a really successful residency at the school the last two years. Stay tuned to find out more about what Owen and the young people at Spartans get up to in 2025. 📸 Gregor Boyd Photographs

Last Thursday we held a celebration of Citizen, a community project which began in 2019 and this year draws to a close. It was a wonderful evening, hosted at Grassmarket Community Project, featuring readings from our writing groups and many a mince pie Through Citizen, we've worked with partners across Edinburgh and the Lothians to bring communities together, encouraging them to take ownership of their own stories and grow in confidence to become active participants both within their neighbourhoods and the wider creative community. Our year-round calendar of community events are made possible thanks to players of People's Postcode Lottery. Find out more about our communities work here: https://bit.ly/3OZKWBi Aly Wight Photography

Just a little throwback to the Festival this summer. Plans are already well underway for the 2025 Book Festival and we can't wait to share them with you in the new year! 📚✨ Who would you love to see at the Festival next year? #EdBookFest24 #EdinburghInternationalBookFestival #FBF

This National #GriefAwareness Week, we're looking back at this moving story from Hannah Lavery - written as part of Words from the Wards about her late Nana who used to work in the old Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh kitchens. Read the full story here: https://vist.ly/3mnv4cd 📚 Words from the Wards is a project celebrating the rich history of the Book Festival's new home, Edinburgh Futures Institute, featuring stories, poems, and photographs from people across (and with a connection to) the city.

📣 Job Opportunity 📣 Could you be our next Programme Administrator? This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the shaping of a world leading cultural festival. The Programme Administrator will be key member of the Programme team at the Book Festival, providing administrative support across the Adult and Children’s programmes and getting involved in all aspects of the creative process. Reporting to the Programme Manager, the role will include: maintaining accurate participant and book records, assisting with invitations and event mailings, ensuring key programme milestones are met across the department, acting as a central point of liaison internally and externally, responding to queries promptly, nurturing relationships with authors, publishers, chairpersons, and other stakeholders, and supporting with venue preparation, event coordination, and delivery on site during August 2025. Find the job description and how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/eXVBH4f Contract: Full-time, fixed term (9 months) Salary: £26,280 per annum pro rata Closing date for applications: Thursday 5 December 2024

⏰ Job opportunity: closing soon ⏰ Just a little over 48 hours to get your applications in for our Brand Manager position - an exciting, creative opportunity to be a key member of the Marketing Team at the Book Festival Apply by Wednesday 20 November at 17.00 Full info and how to apply 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXVBH4f #WorkWithUs #WereHiring #Opportunity #MarketingJobs #Vacancy

Author and doctor Gavin Francis wrote a stunning piece for our Words from the Words project about his relationship with the old Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, now our new home, Edinburgh Futures Institute. Read it (and other stories from local people) here: https://vist.ly/3mmdr2w

Congratulations to Samantha Harvey, winner of the #BookerPrize2024! 📚✨ ㅤ 🌍 Orbital, Harvey's beautiful winning novel, follows six astronauts as they gaze down on Earth, meditating on home as they circle it 16 times in a single day. If you haven’t read it yet, we very much recommend you do. ㅤ 📸 Here’s Samantha Harvey back in August 2024 when she joined us, along with Sarah Perry, at the Book Festival (photo by Mihaela Bodlovic). ㅤ Booker Prize Foundation

Just sending you some needed ✨ joy ✨ this November afternoon. 📸 Photographs by Mihaela Bodlovic and Sally Jubb

📣 Job alert 📣 Could you be our new Brand Manager? This multi-faceted role will operate across a wide range of channels and assets, staying responsive to the organisation’s different needs and focus throughout the Festival’s yearly cycle. The Brand Manager will deliver a range of projects across brand and marketing, from the Festival’s iconic brochure and venue dressing, to site signage and targeted advertising campaigns. It is a key connector role, developing strong cross-departmental relationships to ensure that the Festival’s brand is consistently understood and represented across all assets produced by the organisation and its functions. ⏰ Closing date for applications: Wednesday 20 November at 17.00 Find full information and how to apply here: https://vist.ly/3mkjfyx