Edinburgh International Book Festival
The world's largest public celebration of the written word, Edinburgh International Book Festival programmes more than 900 events across sixteen days at the height of the Edinburgh Festival season. The festival's stages attract Nobel laureates, debut novelists, working journalists, and global thinkers, all running parallel to the Fringe, the International Festival, and the Art Festival. For an author, an Edinburgh appearance is a credentialing event: the kind of booking that produces feature coverage, broadcast invitations, and a measurable bump in UK sales.
Event Details
The world's largest public celebration of the written word, Edinburgh International Book Festival programmes more than 900 events across sixteen days at the height of the Edinburgh Festival season. The festival's stages attract Nobel laureates, debut novelists, working journalists, and global thinkers, all running parallel to the Fringe, the International Festival, and the Art Festival. For an author, an Edinburgh appearance is a credentialing event: the kind of booking that produces feature coverage, broadcast invitations, and a measurable bump in UK sales.
Save the Date
August 15 to August 30, 2026
Location:
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Remaining Slots: Limited
Highlights
- Front List headline series at McEwan Hall
- First Book Award programme
- Live radio and podcast broadcasts
- International author residencies