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SATURDAY8th OCTOBER4.00-5.00pm OLD PARISH CHURCHART IN THE COMMUNITY - THEPRESTONPANS TAPESTRYANDREW CRUMMY specialises in large scalecollaborative art works. The Prestonpans

Tapestryis a wonderful example, bringingtogether art, heritage and the community

6.00-8.00pm DALRIADA on PROMDOUG JOHNSTONE, writer, musician and

journalist, talks to Allan Guthrie about hisnew novel Smokeheads. This event includesa whisky tasting in collaboration with theScotch Malt Whisky Society.

8.30-1030pm

BOOK QUIZDALRIADA on PROM1 entry. No ticket required.

SUNDAY9th OCTOBER11.00-12.30pm LIBRARYFROM IDEAS TO PAGE

Join MARIANE PAGET, new writer, FRANCISBICKMORE, Senior Editor Canongate Booksand ALLAN GUTHRIE, Literary Agent, authorand editor, in a workshop about gettingpublished.

1.30-2.30pm LIBRARYWOODLANDERSIAN EDWARDS, Botanist and Head of Eventsat Royal Botanic Gardens will discuss hislatest book Woodlanders: New Life inBritains Forests.

3.00-4.00pm LIBRARYDEBATING HEALTH, WEALTH ANDWELLBEINGPanel:JOHN DICKIE, Child Poverty ActionGroup; STEWART MERCER, Professor ofPrimary Care, Glasgow University; ANNE

ODONNEL, Mental Health Activist. Join adiscussion about connections betweenhealth, wealth and wellbeing.

Thanks to Primary 5, TowerbankPrimary School for illustrations.

BLACKWELL will sell books by participatingauthors in the library

Tickets in person only from Portobello Libraryand at door 15 mins before eventsPORTOBELLO BOOK FESTIVAL is organized bylocal enthusiasts and Portobello Library. If youhave ideas or want to be involved please contact:

portobellobookfestival@gmail.com

Third

Portobello

Book Festival7 - 9 October 2011

All events free, but ticketed.Tickets in advance from Portobello

Library

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FRIDAY7th OCTOBER11.30-12.30pm LIBRARYWRITING WORKSHOPWith CATHY FORDE, author of award-winning novels about young adults and anexperienced tutor of creative writing.

*** SCHOOL GROUPS ONLY ***

2.00-3.00pmTOWN HALLBOOKBUGSongs, stories and rhymes for childrenaged 0-3 plus parents, families or carers.Facepainting too!

8.00-10.30pmTOWN HALLLETS GET LYRICALThe third Portobello Book Festival opens with

a cabaret evening of music and words tocelebrate song lyrics, hosted by DAVIDFRANCIS, internationally renownedsongwriter and musician. ***BAR***

SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER10.30-12.30pm LIBRARYDR BOOKTired of the same old books? DRRECOMMENDABOOK will help all(babies to teens) choose the perfect book.

Drop in. No tickets required

10.30-12.15pmOLD PARISH CHURCH HALL BELLFIELD ST

NEWISH WINE IN OLD BOTTLESDR BRUCE DURIE, of BBC Radio Scotland'sDigging Up Your Roots, will discuss hislatest best-selling Scottish Genealogyfollowed by a Family History workshop. Bringalong personal queries.

10.30-12.00pm LIBRARYHOOKED ON BOOKS - KEEPINGCHILDREN READINGA discussion chaired by CLEO JONES withKATHRYN ROSS, Literary Agent andConsultant; SUSAN ELSLEY, Researcher;CLARA JO, Society of Scottish ChildrensBook Writers; and M LOUISE KELLY, Linguistand Dyslexia Specialist.

12.30-1.30pm OLD PARISH CHURCHTHE SECRET LIVES OF BUILDINGSEDWARD HOLLIS, Author and Lecturer atEdinburgh College of Art, talks to STUARTKELLY, Literary Editor ofScotland on Sunday,about Portobellos gothic architecture.

12.30-1.30pmLIBRARYPAPERLESS PUBLISHINGLYNSEY MAY shares tips for writing andpublishing online. Lynseys fiction hasfeatured in both on and offline publications,including Metazenand New Writing Scotland.

2.00-3.30pmLIBRARY

JANICE GALLOWAYThis event, chaired byCLAIRE ENGLISH, will berecorded for Radio Scotlands Book Caf.

Janice will discuss her latest book All MadeUpwith members of Portobellos bookgroups. Open to all.

1.45-3.15pm OLD PARISH CHURCHTHE LIVING PAST - A Double BillMILLIE GRAYS third book, In a League ofTheir Ownchronicles Leith from the waronwards with gritty realism and humour.

MARGARET IRVINESTenterfield: My HappyChildhood in Carerecounts fond memoriesof a childrens home in Haddington.

2.00-5.00pmLIBRARYMAKING COMICS workshopLearn how to create memorable characters,tell stories using words and pictures and getyour comics into the world, with EdinburghLeague of Comics. FUMIO OBATA, whomixes European and Japanese influences,TOM HUNT, comic book editor andEDWARD ROSS, specialist in non fiction andautobiographical comics will be on hand.14 years +

2.00-3.00pm DALRIADA on PROMCoastal Rowing in Scotland. Rowers pastand present talk about the recententhusiasm for rowing in Portobello andbeyond.

4.00-5.00pmLIBRARYCANDIA MCWILLIAM, acclaimed novelistand Booker Prize judge. Her recent memoirWhat to Look For In Winterrecords herexperience of blindness. Candia will shareher ideas on writing with aspiring local writerCAROLYN BECKET.