In this blog, we highlight three Citizen events from the August 2020 Book Festival Online which examine what ‘community’ means in a time of crisis
“A citizen is…” – your responses in poetry
Discover a new poem, Citizen, created with ideas from our Stories & Scran participants, put together by Leyla Josephine
Stories & Scran: A Special Citizen Event
It’s not long now until our Stories & Scran event, an evening of food and entertainment, hosted by our Citizen Writers in Residence Eleanor Thom and Leyla Josephine. With live readings, audio recordings and short films created by Citizen participants, the event will showcase the insightful work of local people from North Edinburgh and Musselburgh. Our Community partners Scran Academy will be …
Enjoy Edinburgh International Book Festival from your own home
A spotlight on three Citizen events from our August 2020 programme, which aim to help us understand the meaning of community in the time of Covid-19.
Teaching Children to Fail
In this Guest Blog, Leyla Josephine reflects on her time as Schools Writer in Residence for Citizen.
Book Bags for Citizen
This week we have been packing and distributing book and activity packs to children and adults in Musselburgh and North Edinburgh.