EIBF2012 Tuesday 14 August

11:00-12:30 Writing Workshop
The Power and the Story
Award winning novelist Jonathan Falla leads this workshop based on the book The Craft of Fiction.

13:00 Nothing but the Poem
Poetry as Prayer
Reignite your love poetry with the Scottish Poetry Library and discover the importance and power of poetry in providing meaning and solace in our lives.

15:00 Kerry Hudson & Lisa O’Donnell
Scottish Childhoods with a Dark Twist
Join these young authors as they chat about their latest books.

16:30 Val McDermid & Sue Black
Crime Fiction and the Dissection Table
Val McDermid is joined by Professor Sue Black to reveal the realities of the crime scene.

18:45 Jon Gray & Jamie Keenan
Judging a Book by its Cover
Book jacket designers Gray and Keenan explain how great design sells books. In association with Publishing Scotland.

19:00 Philip Hughes & Kathleen Jamie
Wild and Wonderful
Investigation into what we really mean by the ‘natural’ world.

20:30 Tony Black & Gordon Ferris
Rising Starts of Crime
Black and Ferris discuss their latest books Murder Mile and Bitter Winter respectively.