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16<br />
Saturday<br />
August<br />
events <strong>for</strong> adults<br />
Ten at Ten<br />
FICTION AND POETRY<br />
10.00am – 10.10am I Writers’ Retreat I Free – book in advance<br />
A short and perfect start to the morning: a ten minute reading, free, in our<br />
lovely Writers’ Retreat in the trees. A story, or poetry – a literary surprise<br />
each day. Check the screen in the Entrance Tent to find out who will be<br />
reading today.<br />
Kathleen Jamie, Jean Sprackland<br />
& Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch<br />
WAKE UP TO WORDS<br />
10.15am I Highland Park Spiegeltent I £9.00 £7.00<br />
To begin a day rich in poetry, a dazzling line-up from Scotland, England<br />
and Wales. Kathleen Jamie’s award-winning work is lyrical, subtle, alert<br />
to rhythms of the natural world; Costa-winning Jean Sprackland’s Tilt<br />
depicts a slipping world where survival is still possible; and Samantha<br />
Wynne-Rhydderch is a prodigiously talented new Welsh voice.<br />
Free coffee and pastries. Sponsored by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters<br />
A BOOKCASE EVENT<br />
Jackie Kay<br />
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY SERIES<br />
11.00am I Peppers Theatre I £9.00 £7.00<br />
An hour with Jackie Kay is an hour of purest pleasure. Poet, playwright,<br />
novelist, story writer, children’s author, broadcaster, all of her many<br />
award-winning genres are infused with the kind of passion <strong>for</strong> life which<br />
simply makes the world a better place. Her latest poetry collection Darling<br />
gets to the heart of love with exquisite literary skill.<br />
Self-esteem <strong>for</strong> Writers<br />
WRITING WORKSHOP<br />
11.00am – 12.30pm I Writers’ Retreat I £12.00 £10.00<br />
literature<br />
poetry<br />
poetry<br />
workshop<br />
Writers all need self-esteem – to get started, to keep going and to actually<br />
enjoy the process of becoming a published author. Have your thoughts<br />
and feelings help not hinder you and learn a short practical relaxation<br />
technique to move you from frazzle to flow. Find out how to build the<br />
self-belief and determination you need to succeed with renowned teacher<br />
and author Patricia Cleghorn. (Maximum 20 places)<br />
Christopher Brookmyre<br />
MEET THE AUTHOR<br />
11.30am I RBS Main Theatre I £9.00 £7.00<br />
Our first opportunity this weekend to experience the dazzlingly funny<br />
Scottish crime writer and Spirit of Scotland winner who returns with<br />
A Snowball In Hell. Expect no-holds-barred wit, satire and some choice<br />
language as Christopher Brookmyre reveals the adventures of his<br />
talent-show contestant-cum-professional assassin Simon Darcourt.<br />
Chaired by Brian Taylor.<br />
John Burnside, Janice Galloway,<br />
A L Kennedy & Don Paterson<br />
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY EVENT<br />
12 noon I ScottishPower Studio Theatre I £9.00 £7.00<br />
A stunningly high quality showcase of the finest contemporary Scottish<br />
writing – commissioned especially by the festival. We asked four of<br />
Scotland’s most highly acclaimed writers of prose and poetry to create<br />
brand new work <strong>for</strong> this event, which will later be presented in Norway,<br />
in Stavanger City of Culture 2008. Come and hear the very best.<br />
Supported through the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund<br />
A BOOKCASE EVENT<br />
Stella Duffy, Rodge Glass<br />
& William Sutcliffe<br />
FINE FICTION<br />
12.30pm I Peppers Theatre I £9.00 £7.00<br />
A young man from a dysfunctional family pursues adventure in Hope<br />
For Newborns, showing all Rodge Glass’s narrative skill. Stella Duffy’s<br />
beautiful The Room Of Lost Things is a love letter to the hidden lives that<br />
pass through a dry cleaning shop. In William Sutcliffe’s hilarious Whatever<br />
Makes You Happy three mothers sort out their thirty-something year<br />
old sons.<br />
Terry Pratchett<br />
THE SCOTTISHPOWER EVENT<br />
1.30pm I RBS Main Theatre I £9.00 £7.00<br />
fiction<br />
literature<br />
fiction<br />
fiction<br />
The inimitable Terry Pratchett takes us on an enlightening tour of<br />
his most famous creation, Discworld, in the year of its 25th anniversary.<br />
For fans from eight to eighty, this is a pleasure not to be missed<br />
at any cost.<br />
Book now at www.edbookfest.co.uk or 0845 373 5888 <strong>See</strong> <strong>page</strong> <strong>74</strong> / <strong>75</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>booking</strong> <strong>details</strong><br />
30<br />
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL 9 – 25 August 2008<br />
LATECOMERS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED AFTER THE START OF EVENTS & NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN<br />
EVENTS ARE 1 HOUR LONG UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED & TAKE PLACE IN CHARLOTTE SQUARE GARDENS
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