5 days, 57 delegates from 37 global cities, 15 'official' events (and many more unofficial ones).
Happy 20th Birthday @EdinCityofLit & cheers to the many friends & partners who joined us to celebrate!
Special thanks to @DowntownKeiraB, partner in crime, it's been a blast.
Fantastic to have @EdinCityofLit & the network celebrated on its 20th birthday on Front Row last night with words from @agentjenny, @SikkPuppi & @ScribePedersen
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(as well as the stunning tones of @malachytallack on his forthcoming book & album!)
Today we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of @UNESCO#CitiesofLit and the world's first @EdinCityofLit๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
A new poem from the Manchester City Poets, inspired by Edinburgh, will be shared at our Annual Conference this week.
#TheRoadsthatLeadtoEdinburgh
https://t.co/P62wrae8eW
It's here! After a slight pause, and some stormy seas, we are overjoyed to announce the @PTBOpoetry programme. In response to an unexpected venue change, this yearโs festival will set sail across @DanceBase@DovecotStudios@ScotStoryCentre and Pleasance https://t.co/utoN8X7fQA
Starting to think & dream about how we're going to top this year's @BookPaisley with another edition in April 2025!
Scottish writers, publishers, agents, DM me with your programme suggestions!
RTs/SHARES WELCOME!
Our 2024 Paisley Book Festival video is here! We feel it really captures the excitement and amazing atmosphere the festival had this year. It also really celebrates our amazing audiences, volunteers, staff and authors. Enjoy! ๐โจhttps://t.co/yq5Hp0U4jU
๐ฝ๏ธ: Studio 27
Having a brilliant day at #GlobalInkLit2024@edbookfest so far, hearing perspectives from Kenya, China, Brazil & Australia about the vastly diverse landscape of literature, publishing & festivals in diff countries
Deftly chaired by @yassmin_a & coordinated by @kateemmaseiler
Congratulations to our new Loud Poets Grand Slam Champion EmmaClaire Brightlyn!
What an amazing afternoon. Every single poet smashed it - you left it all onstage. We're blown away.
This Slam Series wouldn't have been possible without our amazing partners, so a ๐งต of thanks:
Ali Smith returns to Portobello! โจ
Itโs such an honour to be hosting a launch for Gliff, the first of two new interconnected novels, on Wednesday 30th October at 7pm.
Sign up to join us in person or tune into the livestream:
๐๏ธ https://t.co/1Ltz2nXpAS
Our 2024 Paisley Book Festival video is here! We feel it really captures the excitement and amazing atmosphere the festival had this year. It also really celebrates our amazing audiences, volunteers, staff and authors. Enjoy! ๐โจhttps://t.co/yq5Hp0U4jU
๐ฝ๏ธ: Studio 27
Chose my first evening outing since D day well: what a poetic musical treat to see Hank Tree with @Arunskisood and Anoraq with @jennivora Nicky Melville and Titilayo Farukuoye @BookPaisley Such an amazing programme this year, wish I could have seen more. Chapeau @JessOrrReads
So many events to reflect on as the new week begins, but this one w/@Lenniesaurus@SGrantCreative@MsLouiseOliver was particularly special & is brilliantly captured by our Festival blogger Joe @BookPaisley
https://t.co/cgw8aohqcQ
Due to a huge amount of hard work by the @BookPaisley team and the authors, look what a tiny idea to put these authors together turned into ๐ฅฐ have been on holiday for 2 weeks and missed all the fun!
Lovely afternoon spent at the @BookPaisley, hearing contributions from Alan Bissett, Brian Conaghan and Graeme Armstrong ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ I would highly recommend all three books #LADs#TreacleTown#TheYoungTeam
A Sunday well spent at @BookPaisley's 'Scottish Masculinities event' this evening, lots of great chat and always nice to see some colleagues & youth work friends there too ๐
Also managed to get my books signed by @G_Armstrong21 and @ConaghanAuthor as a wee bonus ๐ ๐