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Edinburgh City of Literature was on TV last night - there are a few writers up for the post of the Greatest Scot. Watch online and vote at http://player.stv.tv/programmes/the-greatest-scot/2009-11-09-2100/

Source: player.stv.tv
Summary: First in a major new six part series looking at some of the most significant Scots in history. Actor Alex Norton profiles authors JK Rowling and Robert Louis Stevenson, comedian Billy Connolly, the Nation's bard Robbie Burns, and design and architectural pioneer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. ....
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Edinburgh City of Literature
Ah, but it gave them great publicity in a prime time slot... I'm sure they are happy in their graves!
November 10 at 9:06am
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We were at the BAFTA Scotland awards last night. It was a fabulously glittery evening and a great party. The bad news for us was that The Lost Book didn’t win the Interactive category – but the good news is that the award went to the lovely Cybraphon. He...
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Congratulations to libertine101 of Western Australia – you’re the winner of our prize draw. The signed storyboard panel and CD are winging their way to you! Many thanks to everyone who took part in our feedback survey. l...
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I just combined our webstats with a World66 visited countries map to create a map showing the locations of all the visitors to The Lost Book website. You’re in 121 different countries: Aren’t maps fun?! Posted in News
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Source: scottishpoetrylibrary.wordpress.com
Why not dress as a poet for Hallowe’en? Maybe you already are a poet. You could just go as yourself. But for those who aren’t, poets.org has come up with this fabulous tip sheet, especially for scary season. For Emily Dickinson, for instance, they advise that you will require:
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Thanks to Laura Cummings and the Evening News for a wee mention in Saturday’s paper. It’s great to have support and coverage in Edinburgh’s press. The caption says “Delighted: Helen Jackson” which captures some of the jumping-about joy I’ve been expressing! Read the p...
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It’s been quite a week! We’re still bouncing about with excitement after the BAFTA Scotland nomination. I thought you might like to see the other nominees in the Interactive category – after all, if you like The Lost Book, you might like them. In a...
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Great news: The Lost Book has been nominated in the Interactive category for the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2009! This nomination is for everyone involved in The Lost Book, and that includes all of you who took part in writing the story...
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Did you know there’s a sequel to The Lost World? Arthur Conan Doyle wrote several more Professor Challenger stories, but didn’t go back to South America. Instead, Greg Bear continued the story in his novel Dinosaur Summer. It...
Christine Bethune
Christine Bethune
Yes, I read ACD's The Land of Mist several times in my teens. Weird. The Ether Belt was great!
October 16 at 10:48am
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Edinburgh City of Literature welcomes Nick Barley as the new Director of the Book Fest - http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/news.html#TopArticle

Source: www.edbookfest.co.uk
We're very excited to announce that we have a new Director at the Book Festival. Nick Barley, most recently Executive Director at The Lighthouse in Glasgow, will replace Catherine Lockerbie who left after a nine-year tenure at the end of August. ...
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Edinburgh City of Literature had fun making mini poetry books at the Scottish Poetry Library yesterday - and did rather well in the Poetry pub quiz too! http://scottishpoetrylibrary.wordpress.com/

October 9 at 5:55am
Kate Deller-Evans
Kate Deller-Evans
wishes she were there
October 9 at 4:26pm
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Edinburgh City of Literature congratulations Don Paterson, taking the Forward Prize for best collection, announced today cos it's National Poetry Day

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Edinburgh City of Literature finally has a phone! We are back up and running folks, in Central Library's Edinburgh Room. Happy Autumn, everyone.

October 5 at 4:45am
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A while ago, we told you about the books-and-storytelling experiment we’re running with a copy of Un Lun Dun by China Miéville. The book (signed by the author) is travelling around the world, gathering readers and stories along the way. E...
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Edinburgh City of Literature sighs - still no phone and only sporadic email access. Sorry all.