With the 2021 Festival now behind us, we look back on our most recent Citizen events. Read on to find out how you can catch up on anything you missed this August!
Spotlight on our Community Programme in August
Take a look at the Citizen events that are coming up in the August Book Festival programme, and find how we are taking the joy of the Festival to those who can’t join us in person.
Snapshots from Spartans
Explore the Zine created by young people at Spartans Alternative School, which uses original photographs and writing to show us a snapshot of their world.
Citizen Goes Online
Last week we launched The Citizen Collective, an online creative writing initiative for young people across four local high schools. We’re also starting an online writing group for adults in North Edinburgh and Musselburgh
Looking back: Spotlight on Citizen Events
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
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.