L
inlithgow Book Festival is a volunteer-run event founded in 2006 by Roy Dalgleish and Gail Boardman. The Festival began as a one-day affair but quickly grew to fill a full weekend.
LBF brings to Linlithgow authors with a wide range of subject matter and experience based around the central belt of Scotland. From big names and Booker winners to local authors and, at the open mike, unpublished writers, you’ll find it all at LBF.
When? Oct 31- November 2, 2014
Where? Various locations in Linlithgow, West Lothian, at The Masonic Hall.
Who? 2014
Friday 31 October
7.30 pm Sara Sheridan
Saturday 1 November
10:30 am Poetry workshop with Andrew Philip (venue TBC)
12.30 pm Una McCormack
1.30 pm Ken MacLeod
2.30 pm Kirsty Wark
3.45 pm Doug Johnstone and Helen Fitzgerald
7.30 pm Ruth Nicol on the landscapes which interested the Scottish Poets
9.00 pm Open Mic
Sunday 2 November
2.00 Andrew Crummy on The Great Tapestry of Scotland
Website? Linlithgow Book Festival
Tickets?
Social Media?
Past Festivals? Christopher Brookmyre, Andrew Philip, Tam Dalyell, James Robertson, Janice Galloway, Kelvin Sewell, Stephen Janis, Alan Bissett, Allan Burnett, Sheila Stewart, Jess Smith
Saturday November 2nd
Burgh Beautiful’s Clarendon Centre (TBC):
10.30 am – 12.30 pm Poetry Workshop Join Linlithgow-based poet and experienced tutor Andrew Philip in the peaceful surroundings of Burgh Beautiful’s horticultural workspace at Clarendon. Bring pen, paper and a willingness to be nudged supportively in new directions!£12
St John’s Church, Union Road:
2.00 pm Renita Boyle, storyteller extraordinaire, with her new book, Not a Cloud in the Sky, suitable for children from nursery age to around P4. £3 per child (Children must be accompanied. No charge for accompanying adults.)
Masonic Halls:
10.00 am John Fowler and Leo du Feu. £8
11.45 Richard Holloway reads from and discusses his autobiography, Leaving Alexandria. £8
1.30 pm James Kelman in conversation with Alan Taylor of The Herald and The Sunday Herald. £8* A Scottish Review of Books event.
2.45 pm James Robertson on his Lockerbie-inspired novel, The Professor of Truth. £8*
4.00 pm With the reissue of his Laidlaw books, we are proud to present William McIlvanney. £8*
7.30 pm A Night in the Gutter Gutter is Scotland’s most vibrant magazine of new writing. We are delighted to bring you an evening of fresh, exciting poetry and fiction from authors who have appeared in this ground-source heat pump of Scottish literature. With Rodge Glass, Doug Johnstone, Patricia Ace and Andrew Philip. Music from Holm. £6*
*£4 if performing at the open mike.
9.00 pm Open Mike Linlithgow Book Festival’s open mike has established itself as a place for new and aspiring writers to be seen and heard. Come to road test your new poems/short stories. Come just to drink in the atmosphere and enjoy the writing. E-mail [email protected] to request a reading slot. Music from Holm.FREE
Sunday November 3rd
Masonic Halls:
2.00 pm Tea and cakes with Paul Bradford Paul will be speaking about Decorating Christmas Cakes: 14 Spectacular Festive Designs published in August 2013, and giving a demonstration of some of the techniques used. This will be followed by afternoon tea and cakes, and time to chat more with him. £10
Friday November 8th
Masonic Halls:
7.30 pm Christopher Brookmyre £10
If you are involved in this festival you can update or change details via the organisers page . Authors can list here.