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Guid Crack Club
Date	Location
Regular storytelling club involving song and music aplenty. View full details
29 Jun 7.30pm Host Noel Cochrane and his daughter Marie Louise Cochrane lead a night of tales for journeying.	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
27 Jul 7.30pm Andy Hunter tells tales of ghosts, ghouls and spirits he's heard about from days of yore. Accompanied young…	Waverley Bar, Edinburgh

Caesura
Date	Location
A night of poetry, performance and spoken word. View full details
29 Jun 8pm With performances from slam champion Kevin Cadwallander, Peter Manson (famed for his experimental…	The White Horse, Edinburgh

Small Pipes: The Music Folklore and Trad
Date	Location
The story of Scotland's small or bellows pipes and their recent resurgence. Booking is essential. View full details
6 Jul 1.30pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

The Warrior Poets: A Multinational Perspective on World War Two
Date	Location
An event co-hosted by the Centre for the Study of the Two World Wars and the Scottish Poetry Library, exploring the poetry of World War Two with particular focus on ideas about national identity and Britishness. View full details
28 Jun 6pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, 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
18 Jun 6pm This time the group discusses Julian Barnes' The Sense of an Ending.	Blackwells, Edinburgh
16 Jul 6pm	Blackwells, Edinburgh

Blackwell Book Quiz
Date	Location
Test your literary credentials in teams of up to five members. Please arrive for 5.45pm. View full details
11 Jun 6pm 2 Jul 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
18 Jun 5.45pm 9 Jul 5.45pm	Blackwells, Edinburgh

Café Voices
Date	Location
A relaxed session of oral storytelling, poetry by memory, music and song. View full details
13 Jun 7pm Storyteller Lilian Ross hosts an evening of stories of the nice and the nasty, entitled 'Thorns and Roses'.	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
11 Jul 7pm A special evening of Scots histories with some of the Young Storytellers of Scotland from this year’s…	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
18 Jul 7pm Fiona Herbert tells irreverent tales of rescue.	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
25 Jul 7pm Bob Pegg tells some of the most dramatic stories from his new collection of Highland folk tales, full of…	Scottish Storytelling Centre, 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
10 Jul 8.30pm With peas from two opposite sides of the pod, Siân Bevan and Susan Morrison.	The Stand, 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
26 Jun 8pm 24 Jul 8pm	The Third Door, Edinburgh

The School of Poets
Date	Location
Monthly workshop-type poetry session aiming to encourage and develop writing skills. Beginners and more experienced writers are equally welcome. You can attend any session as a taster, and if you like it, join up for the year (membership £10 (£5)). View full details
5 Jun 6pm 10 Jul 6pm 11 Sep 6pm 9 Oct 6pm 13 Nov 6pm	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Scotsman Literary Dinner
Date	Location
Prestigious summer dinner event with special guest AS Byatt in conversation with Scotland on Sunday literary editor Stuart Kelly, plus a three-course meal and wine for all. Booking is essential. View full details and ticket info
20 Jun 6.30pm	The Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh

The Story Kist: Inclusive Storytelling
Date	Location
Interactive stories and games from Ailie Finlay and Marie Louise Cochrane for children with additional needs and their families. View full details
19 Jul 11am	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Talking Trees Storytelling
Date	Location
Talking Trees storytelling returns to transport adults and children alike to a magical land far, far away. Suitable for anyone with an imagination (ages 5+). View full details
17 Jun 2pm 15 Jul 2pm	John Hope Gateway Centre at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

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