EIBF Events on Sunday 12th August

• Writing Workshop - Writers' Retreat

Prolific and experienced historical author Angus Konstam will outline the practical tools and techniques required for the successful writing of historical non-fiction. For published and aspiring historians.

• Writing Workshop - Writers' Retreat

A rewarding, wide-ranging and complex market. Nicola Morgan, awardwinning author and accomplished speaker, leads you round the pitfalls, gives a deep insight into the minds and needs of these readers, and offers practical and thought-provoking advice.

• Meet the Author - RBS Main Theatre

An extraordinary event in every way – Norman Mailer speaking and signing books live from America. One of the finest Scottish and UK writers, Andrew O’Hagan, will interview the titan of American letters about his prodigious career, via video link. A limited number of books will then be signed using the remarkable LongPen, invented by Margaret Atwood, which allows the author to sign no matter the distance. History in the making.

• The Writing Business - Writers' Retreat

Learn about the many opportunities and skills in writing primary school textbooks with highly experienced and successful children’s author Linda Strachan.

• Nations Unlimited: The Union - Highland Park Spiegeltent

The 300th anniversary of the Union of Scotland and England has provoked much debate and discussion this year, not just about the past but also about where Scotland’s future lies, not least because of this year’s historic election. Join three of the leading historians and commentators Michael Fry, Paul Scott and Christopher Whatley, with very different positions on the significance and desirability of the Union. Have your own say!

• The London Review of Books Event - ScottishPower Studio Theatre

O’Hagan writes captivatingly of faith, love, loneliness, class and his native Scotland in his latest hugely admired novel Be Near Me, the tale of a troubled priest. Join him for powerful prose and uncanny perception.