Scottish Authors Appearing at the International Festival Of Authors 2009

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A number of Scottish authors will be appearing at the 30th International Festival of Authors, which is held in Toronto this year. In Scotland’s Year of Homecoming (the 250th anniversary of bard Robert Burns’ birth) IFOA XXX is also celebrating Scottish authors and Canadian writers of Scottish descent, in a special partnership with the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Featured Scottish authors are: Alan Bissett, Ron Butlin, David Byrne, Margaret Elphinstone, Murray Grigor, Jen Hadfield, Richard Holloway, Quintin Jardine, A.L Kennedy, Linden MacIntyre, Martin MacIntyre, Alistair MacLeod, Ken McGoogan, Jean McNeil, James Meek, Denise Mina, Alice Munro, Andrew O'Hagan, Ian Rankin and Eleanor Thom.