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Alasdair Gray's Fleck
Date	Location
After a sell-yer-granny-for-a-ticket debut at Edinburgh International Book Festival last year, Alasdair Gray's modern adaptation of Faust gets another outing courtesy of Margins Book and Music Festival, with an equally starry cast including Alan Bissett, Allan Wilson, Zoe Strachan, Louise Welsh, Chiew Siah-Tei, Rodge Glass, Carl MacDougall and Gray himself. View full details and ticket info
26 Feb 6pm Part of Margins Book & Music Festival.	Òran Mór, Glasgow

Alex Gray: A Pound of Flesh
Date	Location
Alex Gray reads from and signs copies of her latest crime novel. Booking is essential. View full details
5 Mar 6pm	Waterstone's West End, Edinburgh

Alex Gray and Ian Rankin
Date	Location
A Pound of Flesh is the latest novel from Alex Gray, an author who 'Brings Glasgow to life in the same way Ian Rankin evokes Edinburgh' (Daily Mail). She is joined by Rankin himself, whose most recent novel, The Impossible Dead, is the second in his series starring Malcolm Fox, a DI who investigates bent coppers. Part of Aye Write! View full details
10 Mar 3.30pm	Mitchell Library, Glasgow

Aline Templeton
Date	Location
The local crime writer discusses the latest in her DI Marjory Fleming series, Cradle to Grave. Booking is essential. View full details
21 Mar 6.30pm	Drumbrae Library Hub, Edinburgh

Allan Morrison
Date	Location
It's 50 years since trams ran in Glasgow. Grab this unique opportunity to reminisce as you shoogle along on The Last Tram tae Auchenshuggle, under the guidance of its best selling author, Allan Morrison. The personality of Last Tram's heroine, Big Aggie MacDonald, the tram conductress, embodies the many colourful characters employed as conductors and conductresses. Their patter and antics are still legend in the minds of Glaswegians of a certain age. Edinburgh folks are also invited! Hurry… View full details
11 Mar 3.30pm	Mitchell Library, Glasgow

Beyond Macbeth: Shakespeare in Scottish Collections
Date	Location
An exhibition looking at the Shakespeare collections held by institutions in Scotland, and what the Bard's work means in the Scotland of today. Includes a rare First Folio edition, and a number of Quartos. View full details
9 Dec 2011–29 Apr 2012 Times vary	National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

Blackwell Book Group
Date	Location
Share the reading experience with a group of fellow booklovers, with an evening of friendly discussion. View full details
20 Feb 6pm	Blackwells, Edinburgh

The Blackwell Children's Book Group
Date	Location
An hour of friendly chat about books for 8–11 year olds, every month. View full details
20 Feb 5.45pm	Blackwells, Edinburgh

Body Bags / Simonides
Date	Location
Simonides was the Greek poet who wrote one of the classical world's most famous epitaphs, for the Spartan dead at Thermopylae. Here some of his epitaphs appear in translations by poet Robert Crawford alongside evocative, square format, black and white photographs by Norman McBeath. View full details
5 Mar–2 Apr Mon–Sun 10am–10pm	Byre Theatre, St Andrews

Book Launch: Catriona Child
Date	Location
Edinburgh novelist Catriona Child launches her new novel Trackman. Booking is essential. View full details
18 Feb Noon	Waterstone's West End, Edinburgh

Book Launch: Hazel McHaffie
Date	Location
Former nurse Hazel McHaffie launches her second novel, Saving Sebastian, an examination of medical ethics. View full details
28 Feb 6.30pm	Blackwells, Edinburgh

Book Signing: Dougie Bell
Date	Location
Author Dougie Bell talks about his two books Two Cooks and a Suitcase and The Half Canned Cooks at this signing accompanied by chilli and drinks. Booking is essential. View full details
16 Dec Sun 6–7pm & 7–8pm	Lupe Pintos, Edinburgh

Border Crossing: Simon Barraclough & Gill Andrews
Date	Location
Brought up in Huddersfield, Simon Barraclough moved south to London and his first collection Los Alamos Mon Amour (Salt) was praised for its cinematic fluency and its poems about the 'restless modernity' of city life. In his new collection, Neptune Blue, he has set his sights skyward. Former London lawyer Gill Andrews is from Lancashire and currently lives in Edinburgh. Her first pamphlet, The Thief, has been published by HappenStance Press. She was shortlisted for the Picador prize in 2010… View full details and ticket info
18 Mar 11.30am	The Undercroft, St Andrews

Border Crossings: Jane McKie & John Siddique
Date	Location
The winner of the Edwin Morgan competition in 2011, Jane McKie lives in Edinburgh and combines teaching with running her own publishing press. She reads with poet and film-maker John Siddique, author of Poems from a Northern Soul and recently Full Blood (Salt), an exploration of beauty, sensuality and mortality. Presented with the support of the Live Literature Fund administered by the Scottish Book Trust. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details and ticket info
16 Mar 2.15pm	Town Hall, St Andrews

By Leaves We Live
Date	Location
Ten delicate paper sculptures left anonymously in various Edinburgh cultural and literary institutions over the last year have delighted and intrigued a growing number of fans. This exhibition offers the opportunity of a close encounter with two of them – the bookends for this anonymous artistic project, the first and the last of these enchanting tributes to the book, both gifted to the Scottish Poetry Library just off Edinburgh’s Canongate. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry… View full details
14 Mar–18 Mar Wed–Sun 10am–10pm	Byre Theatre, St Andrews

Café Voices
Date	Location
A relaxed session of oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song. View full details
15 Feb 7pm Songs, stories and music in this special session entitled 'Cupid's Arrow' in honour of you-know-what-day…	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
7 Mar 7pm As part of the Goddess series of events marking International Women's Day and Women's History Month…	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

The Coming of the Unicorn
Date	Location
Launch event for Duncan Williamson’s posthumous collection of folk and fairy tales for children, collected from the traditions of the travelling people, as well as the crofters, farmers, and shepherds he met along the way. Ages 8+. Part of Ceilidh Culture. View full details
22 Mar 7pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Discovering Family History at NLS
Date	Location
Delve into your family's past as NLS reveals research techniques in this practical workshop. Includes a short tour of the library. Please book. View full details
21 Feb 6pm 19 Mar 10am	National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

A Drunk Woman Looks at the Thistle: Karen Dunbar
Date	Location
Written by crime novelist Denise Mina as a response to Hugh MacDiarmid's seminal 1926 poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle, this one-woman drama offers an entertaining and compelling look at the idea of national identity. The play, performed by Chewin' the Fat star Karen Dunbar – hugely popular as a television comedian but also acclaimed as a serious actor – was previously produced at Glasgow's Oran Mor and won four star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe. Can the cultural slate be wiped clean? View full details and ticket info
18 Mar 3.30pm	Byre Theatre, St Andrews

Edinburgh Book Fair
Date	Location
Dealers from throughout Scotland sell antiquarian and second hand books, maps and prints. View full details
9 Mar Noon	Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Book Fringe
Date	Location
Hosted by Word Power Books, this festival gives a platform to local publishers and writers, whether polemicists or comedians, during the capital's festival month. The Word Power bookshop is an intimate venue where authors can engage with their audience. View full details
8 Aug–22 Aug Times vary	Word Power Bookshop, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Creative Writers
Date	Location
Social meet-up for creative writers: most bring something to read and contributions have ranged from poetry, short stories, children's stories and flash fiction to excerpts from scripts and novels. There are also discussions on (usually) writing-related matters, such as getting a publisher or dealing with writers' block. View full details
23 Jan–3 Dec Mon 7–9.30pm	Pulp Fiction, Edinburgh

Edinburgh International Book Festival
Date	Location
One of the world's biggest and most prestigious book festivals, the EIBF annually welcomes over 750 writers, poets, artists, politicians, journalists and thinkers from around the world to discuss, debate and review the world in which we live. With readings, debates, workshops every day, visitors can engage with world renowned authors and debut novelists, Nobel prize winners and children's illustrators. View full details
11 Aug–27 Aug Times vary	Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Review: Then and Now
Date	Location
Professor William Christie (Sydney) and Dr Alan Gillis examine the history of the illustrious literary journal. View full details
16 Feb 4.30pm	David Hume Tower, Edinburgh

Electric Tales
Date	Location
A blended mix of comedy and storytelling, making for a chilled night of funny yarns and verse told by a range of performers, with the sole aim of cheering you up. View full details
13 Mar 8.30pm With our favourite funny females, Siân Bevan and Susan Morrison.	The Stand, Edinburgh

enLIGHTen
Date	Location
A series of huge light projections adorn buildings in the centre of Edinburgh – a UNESCO-designated World City of Literature, no less – with quotations from some of the city's great Enlightenment thinkers. To add to the experience, at literary locations around the city, responses to some of this wisdom have been created by the current crop of new writers and poets, and are available to download and listen to for an all-round, multi-sensory word feast! View full details
1 Mar–18 Mar Mon–Sun 6pm–midnight	Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Exploring Books with Liz Hare
Date	Location
A large informal book group with lively, tutor-led discussion, tackling some great books this term, including David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas (read it now before the film adaptation spoils everything) and Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. View full details
10 Feb–30 Mar Fri 10am–noon	6VT Youth Cafe, Edinburgh

Fiere
Date	Location
Gaelic chanteuse Joy Dunlop teams up with fiddle/harp duo Twelfth Day to explore the lives and loves of Scottish women, drawing from a variety of Gaelic and English poetry. View full details
24 Mar 1.30pm	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Fringe by the Sea
Date	Location
North Berwick's multi-arts festival is intended as a less intense arm of Edinburgh's August extravaganza. Those who take the short journey out of the city can enjoy musical performances, book readings, kids' events, theatre shows and more, all against the backdrop of beautiful coastline and sea air, and without the hustle and bustle of the Royal Mile. Musical highlights in 2011 included Rachel Sermanni, Eddi Reader and Jake Cogan. View full details
6 Aug–12 Aug Times vary	North Berwick, North Berwick

Getting Started at NLS
Date	Location
Find out how to register, seek out specific books and peek inside the Reading Rooms, then enjoy a lifetime of reading books for free. Booking is essential. View full details
8 Mar 6pm	National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

Greyfriars Bobby
Date	Location
Poppy Brown tells the story of the loyal wee dug, with the help of a few puppets. Ages 4–8. View full details
16 Feb 11am	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Guid Crack
Date	Location
The monthly storytelling session hosts am open floor Ceilidh Culture special. Part of Ceilidh Culture. View full details
30 Mar 7.30pm	Waverley Bar, Edinburgh

Guid Crack Club
Date	Location
Regular storytelling club involving song and music aplenty. View full details
24 Feb 7.30pm Storytellers including guest Peter Snow tell tales of 'Women Fair and Foul'.	Waverley Bar, Edinburgh

The Hugh MacDiarmid Lecture: Alastair Fowler 'Obscurity in Poetry'
Date	Location
The Edinburgh University Fellow gives the annual Poetry Association of Scotland lecture, this time exploring the uses of obscurity in poetry, particularly more modern work. View full details
20 Mar 6.30pm	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Inky Fingers
Date	Location
Regular poetry, song and music session. View full details
27 Mar 7pm	The Third Door, Edinburgh

Inky Fingers Minifest
Date	Location
A grassroots minifest, born from the Edinburgh lit scene, which celebrates the best of spoken word and experimental practices. With word slams, storytelling, workshops and competitions, this is a quirky wordy addition to the Edinburgh Festivals programme. View full details
7 Aug–12 Aug Times vary	Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Inky Fingers Open Mic
Date	Location
A fresh platform for people who love words. Email ahead (inkyfingersedinburgh@gmail.com) for a chance to perform, or just watch and admire. View full details
28 Feb 8pm This month features performances from US poets Ken Arkind and Jon Sands.	The Third Door, Edinburgh

Inspirations at NLS: Liz Lochhead
Date	Location
As part of a series of events at the library where literary greats discuss the things and people that have inspired them, Scotland's Makar discusses her creative career. View full details and ticket info
23 Feb 6pm	National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

An Irish Jaunt
Date	Location
Join charismatic Claire McNicol, mighty Alexander Mckenzie and dauntless David Campbell, along with the acclaimed piper Hamish Moore, who invite you to an Irish celebration of story, music and song. Part of Ceilidh Culture View full details
16 Mar 7.30pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

John Murray's Handbooks for Travellers
Date	Location
A talk by Dr Gordon Johnston and Dr Grainne Goodwin on the content and commercial and critical fortunes of John Murray's pioneering 19th-century travel handbooks. View full details
15 Mar 6pm	National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

Kapka Kassbova
Date	Location
In Twelve Minutes of Love Kapka Kassbova takes us inside the esoteric night-time world of tango. With the pulse of tango thrumming through her body and the music filling her head, she has danced from Auckland to Edinburgh, from Berlin to Buenos Aires, suffering blisters and heartbreak, as well as forging lasting friendships and experiencing all-toobrief moments of dance-floor ecstasy. Dance House will provide a tango demonstration as part of this event. Part of Aye Write! View full details
17 Mar 10.45am	Mitchell Library, Glasgow

Literary Death Match
Date	Location
The competitive reading event returns to the City of Literature, presented jointly by Birlinn and Polygon, with judges Christopher Brookmyre, Alan Bissett and Hannah McGill keeping score as writers, poets and performers including Sara Sheridan, Gavin Inglis, Michael Pederson and Claire Askew let rip with their most articulate bouts of wordy ammo. View full details
27 Mar 7pm	The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

Movings of the Spirit
Date	Location
Mairi Campbell and David Francis explore the story of Mairi’s grandfather, Duncan Campbell, Highlander, seanachaidh and itinerant preacher, through storytelling and music. Part of Ceilidh Culture. View full details
30 Mar 8pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Neu! Reekie!
Date	Location
Avant-garde spoken word, film and music night describes itself as 'playing host to the sinister and the sanguine'. View full details
24 Feb 7pm 30 Mar 7pm	Scottish Book Trust, Edinburgh

A Night in the Gutter: Scottish Independence, Irish Consequences
Date	Location
Hip literary mag Gutter teams up with Irish literary magazine Irish Pages to host a discussion between three Scottish and three Irish writers about the possibility of Scottish independence and its potential effect on Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Booking is essential. View full details
22 Mar 7pm	National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

Nothing But the Poem
Date	Location
Poetry discussion forum with no preparation or previous knowledge required, focusing on a different poet each month. Two sessions run for each poet (Thu evening and Sat morning) due to popular demand, booking advisable. View full details
16 Feb–18 Feb Thu 6–7.30pm; Sat 11am–12.30pm February's featured poet is American poet and sometime Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Bishop.	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
29 Mar–31 Mar Thu 6–7.30pm; Sat 11am–12.30pm In March the group takes on a classic, exploring the poems of Rudyard Kipling.	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
26 Apr–28 Apr Thu 6–7.30pm; Sat 11am–12.30pm The group turns its attentions to the Dunfermline born poet, a former winner of both the TS Eliot and…	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
17 May–19 May Thu 6–7.30pm; Sat 11am–12.30pm The May sessions focus on Edinburgh-born poet Kathleen Jamie, whose poems commonly deal with Scottishness…	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Poetry Café: Chris Young & Jane Overton
Date	Location
The first of this year's lively Poetry Café events offers poetry sure to spice up the lunch included in the ticket price. Chris Young, familiar to many for his regular slam appearances at the Byre, was a worthy winner of the StAnza 2011 slam. He is joined in the Studio Theatre by one of his regular sparring partners from Arguments and Nosebleeds, an occasional collective founded by Jane Overton to bring the punch of performance poetry to mainstream audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe and… View full details and ticket info
15 Mar 1pm	Byre Theatre, St Andrews

Poetry Cafe: Young Dawkins
Date	Location
Young Dawkins is the 2011 Scottish Slam Poetry Champion and was compere for the BBC Slam at the 2011 Fringe. The USA Beat Revival poet moved to Edinburgh in 2005 and was a regular on the Scottish performance scene before his recent move to London. His first poetry collection, The Lilac Thief, was published in 2009. Presented with the support of Kingarroch at the Byre and Stuart’s of Buckhaven. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival. View full details and ticket info
17 Mar 1pm	Byre Theatre, St Andrews

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