The projects we work on, current and completed, are all designed to celebrate and promote Edinburgh's literature, and to inspire an interest in books, words and reading.
We look for creative ways to engage our partners at home and abroad, so that together we can champion reading and writing in our city and beyond.
Our Past Projects 
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Greater North: Cities of Literature 2008 |
A key project for the Trust, we developed, co-ordinated and delivered a fact finding study trip in Edinburgh and Melbourne for 19 arts delegates… |
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Book Swap |
To mark the 500 years of printing and publishing in Scotland, Publishing Scotland – the industry and promotion body for publishers in Scotland -… |
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Books Into Film |
Classic books-turned-film were shown at the Edinburgh Filmhouse this year, in a collaborative project with the City of Literature Trust. After each… |
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Festival of Libraries |
The first public event for showcasing the library services housed in Edinburgh was run in October 2007, with over 700 members of the public… |
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Poetry In Motion |
We collaborated with the Scottish Poetry Library and Oxfam on a project to produce a series of poems, written by writers who are… |
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Scottish Writers' Series |
In January 2008, Scottish contemporary writing was put firmly onto the European stage with nine top quality and diverse writers from Scotland taking part,… |
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Story Shop |
To celebrate the short story and its compact beauty, the City of Literature Trust ran a series free readings of 'micro stories' at our… |
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Championing the Work of Sir Walter Scott |
The City of Literature Trust worked with the National Trust for Scotland to host a dinner for delegates at the International Press Institute’s World… |
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Old Town Festival |
In 2007, the traditional Old Town Festival was revived in Edinburgh. A collaboration with the Scottish Storytelling Centre and our sister-UNESCO organisation Edinburgh World… |
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Literary Map |
In 2005, we produced a literary map of Edinburgh in partnership with VisitScotland, Orange, The List and Scottish Book Trust, for distribution… |
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The City of Literature publication |
As part of the original bid to UNESCO, a publication was produced pulling together in one place all of the Edinburgh's literary credentials, past… |
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Dedicated Followers of Fashion |
The City of Literature Trust was commissioned to bring a literary element to Edinburgh's very first Fashion Festival in April 2006, engaging five writers to… |
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International Writers Exchange |
City of Literature is promoting the cultural exchange of writers, including planned exchanges with the famous writers' centre in Varuna, Australia and Vancouver and… |
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Literary Prizes |
We are working to encourage high-profile literary events and awards to come to the city; the first of these, the prestigious Man Booker International… |
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Tartan Week |
The City of Literature Trust presented an evening of words and song in Washington to celebrate Scotland's literary heritage as part of the Tartan Week… |
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Writer in Residence Programme |
From February 2006 to late 2007, we ran a series of six Writer in Residence opportunities all across the City of Edinburgh, each reaching… |
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