Edinburgh International Book Festival
The Deadline for these Events has Passed
Greg
and Kate are both speaking and teaching at this year's Edinburgh
International Book Festival which takes place between 11 and 27
August 2007. They are doing three events between them:
Kate Mosse & Greg Mosse
Writing - Keeping at it!
Tuesday 21 August, 16h30-17h30
How do writers work? How do great ideas move from the brain to the page?
On their tour of the Hebrides, Johnson told Boswell: 'A man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it.' Persistence, determination and routine make for productive writers, not momentary inspiration or aesthetic perfectionism. Kate is a novelist and the Co-Founder of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, Greg is a non-fiction author and teacher. Together, they will discuss 'getting it done', how to make your ideas work, formats, how to present work for an agent or publisher, and answer any other questions on aspects of the professional writer's craft, in fiction and non-fiction.
Kate Mosse
Sepulchre
Tuesday 21 August, 20h30-21h30
Kate Mosse's international bestselling Labyrinth, was the biggest selling novel of 2006. An exclusive pre-publication event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Kate will talk about the research and writing of her next novel /Sepulchre/, to be published in October 2007. Sepulchre is set at the end of the 19th century in Paris and southwest France, it is a ghost story about a mysterious pack of Tarot cards and the music of Debussy. Kate will read an extracts from the novel and talk about her inspirations and research (published on www.sepulchre.co.uk.)
Greg Mosse
Plot & Character
Wednesday 22 August, 11h00-12h30
A gripping plot is driven by convincing characters - the events of the story happen because of what the characters are like. At the same time, how characters react to the storyline reveals more and more about what the protagonists are like (depth) or how they change and grow (progression). In this practical class, suitable for all abilities, author, translator and educator Greg Mosse will show practical techniques for developing good ideas for the interplay of character and plot.
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Charlotte Square Gardens
Edinburgh
Box Office telephone: 0845 373 5888
The Edinburgh International Book Festival began in 1983 and is now a key event in the August Festival season, celebrated annually in Scotland's capital city. Biennial at first, the Book Festival became a yearly celebration in 1997.
Throughout its 23-year history, the Book Festival has grown rapidly in size and scope to become the largest and most dynamic festival of its kind in the world. In its first year the Book Festival played host to just 30 'Meet the Author' events. Today, the Festival programmes over 650 events, which are enjoyed by people of all ages.
In 2001 Catherine Lockerbie, the Book Festival's fifth director, took the Festival to a new level by developing a high profile debates and discussions series that is now one of the festival's hallmarks. Each year writers from all over the world gather to become part of this unique forum in which audience and author meet to exchange thoughts and opinions on some of the world's most pressing issues.
Running alongside the general programme is the highly regarded Children's Programme, which has grown to become a leading showcase for children's writers and illustrators. Incorporating workshops, storytelling, panel discussions, author events and book signings, the Children's Programme is popular with both the public and schools alike and now ranks as the world's premier books and reading event for young people.
Since its inception, the Book Festival's home has been the beautiful and historic Charlotte Square Gardens, centrally located in Edinburgh's world heritage listed Georgian New Town. Each year the gardens are transformed into a magical tented village, which welcome around 220,000 visitors.
The Book Festival is proud to run its own independent bookselling operation. All proceeds from the sale of books are invested back into the running of the Book Festival, a not-for-profit charity organisation which annually raises in excess of 80% of it's own funds.
Together with its counterparts, the International, the Jazz, the Fringe and the Film Festivals, the Edinburgh International Book Festival forms what is now widely regarded as the biggest and best arts festival in the world.
