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Border Crossings
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Extracts from the 'Border Crossings' CD, produced by Scottish PEN, by Dilys Rose and Aonghas Macneacail, in conversation with Jenni Calder. 'Part of the Leith Festival'.
2 Jun 7.00–8.30 The Raj Restaurant (Upstairs), Edinburgh
Chris Hannan
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Scottish novelist Chris Hannan introduces possible future bestseller 'MISSY' to the crime fiction reading public. 'Part of the Leith Festival'.
4 Jun 7.00–8.00 The Raj Restaurant (Upstairs), Edinburgh
David Stewart Valentine
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Chat and signing by David Stewart Valentine, local author of 'Leith Lives', 'Leith at Random' and editor of 'Porthole' magazine. 'Part of the Leith Festival'.
4 Jun 2.00–4.00 Leith Library, Edinburgh
DIY Stories
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Reading of stories with the theme 'In the Last Year', which will then be made into a pamphlet. 'Part of Ladyfest'.
20 May 8.00 Waverley Bar, Edinburgh
Hearts' Greatest Ever Season
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The year in question is 1957-58 and lifelong supporter Mike Buckle leads a trip down memory lane. 'Part of the Leith Festival'.
5 Jun 7.00–8.00 The Raj Restaurant (Upstairs), Edinburgh
Inspired? Get Writing!
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Hear winning entries from the National Galleries of Scotland, English-Speaking Union and Scottish Poetry Library Creative Writing Competition 2007/08 that was based on artworks from the National Galleries.
20 May 12.45–1.30 National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
The Leith Festival Storytelling Club
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Leith-centric tales with a revolving roster of storytellers, held in the oldest pub in Leith. 'Part of the Leith Festival'.
30 May–7 Jun, not 1 Jun 7.30–9.30 Carriers Quarters, Edinburgh
Poetry and Literature
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Readings of work by female writers from today and yesterday. 'Part of Ladyfest'.
17 May 2.00–5.00 Elvis Shakespeare, Edinburgh
Readers Day
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An afternoon of workshops, advice and bookswapping with an appearance from Anne Donovan (author of 'Buddha Da') . Booking advised.
31 May 2.00–6.00 Scottish Book Trust, Edinburgh
Say it in Scots
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Learn some new words and phrases to encapsulate the Scottish psyches with Chris Robinson. 'Part of the Leith Festival'.
3 Jun 8.00 The Raj Restaurant (Upstairs), Edinburgh
VoxBox
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Spoken word and music night, dreamed up from the fevered brains of Edinburgh performance poets Anita Govan and Kevin Cadwallender and running on the first Thursday of every month. Tonight Dutch punk poet Harry Zevenbergen makes an appearance.
5 Jun 7.30 The Meadows Bar, Edinburgh

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