Hello from Serbia, where I’m currently Writer in Residence in a gorgeous wee village called Trsic in the west of the country, close to the Bosnian border. I’ll be returning soon and am appearing at a number of different events at the Edinburgh Festival in the second half of August, also one or two others. Some of these have been unconfirmed until recently so I thought I’d post about them all at the same time. Along with my own events relating to Bring Me the Head of Ryan Giggs and the dazzling international Elsewhere project, I will be chairing some fine writers, and recommend their events too. All at Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, unless stated otherwise. So:
AUGUST
17th Taking part in Literary Death Match alongside Etgar Keret 9pm Spiegeltent
18th Workshop day with Laura Marney (sold out)
20th Bring Me the Head of Ryan Giggs event with Teddy Jamieson – 8.30pm, Peppers Theatre, details here
20th Part of Cargo vs McSweeney’s night celebrating the Elsewhere short story project – reading from my story After Drink You Can Turn Earth Upside Down alongside Garth Nix and China Mieville – 9.30pm, Spiegeltent
21st Chairing Patrick Flanery and Donald Macrae, 3.30pm
21st Chairing Kim Newman, 20.30
23rd Blackwell’s at the Fringe,, Blackwell’s Bookshop, Edinburgh, 5.30pm details here
24th Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival, Doune – details here
25th Chairing Howard Jacobson, 3pm, Main Theatre, details here
26th Chairing Teju Cole and Jeet Thayil, 7pm, details here
29th Hosting What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peacenik, Love and Understanding, at the Old Hairdresser’s, Renfield Lane, Glasgow – doors 7.30pm details here and tickets available here
The event features Alasdair Gray, Rick Redbeard, Emma Pollock, Adam Stafford, Kirstin Innes, Ewan Morrison, Alan Bissett, Beerjacket, Paul M Carlin and Allan Wilson.
