One of the
main events this year was the Writers Conference organised by the British
Council. John Calder and Jim Haynes discussed their memories of the first
Writers Conference held in 1962 in the
McEwan Hall Edinburgh and writers worldwide attended. The
festivals popular Debates were on Europe,
democracy, Scottish Independence and growth. Should writing be political? – perhaps
unavoidable? Is change always a good
thing? Change is neither for better or
worse it is simply about the inevitability of change itself.
I walked
past great minds such as - Seamus Heaney, Irvine Welsh, Tony Benn, Ian McEwan, Lazlo
Krasznahorkai and more.
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| Elaine Proctor |
And PS - many authors said they enjoyed the photoshoots experience at the book festival and some even that it was their favorite experience!
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