Turns out I'm next in line for the thrill, that's to say the incoming Edinburgh Makar (Poet Laureate of this lush City). What a pleasure supreme – I’m brio filled and beaming from it. I told my Granny first, then my Ma. Long live Love, Poetry & Edina 💚🥰 scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-…

On 19th of September there will be an evening workshop on Holocaust education, focusing on the history and memory of mass shootings. Register for free at: ilcs.sas.ac.uk/events/holocau… A small number of travel bursaries are available for teachers and student teachers. Please RT.

Every summer, passionate readers from all over the world return to analyse the four novels shortlisted for the annual James Tait Black Prize in Fiction 📚 Our free online course “How to Read a Novel”, is led by Dr. Benjamin Bateman (Benjamin Bateman) from the School of LLCatEdinburgh.

Edinburgh University's School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures interviewed me about how I apply my degree in French and German to journalism and translation (and about meeting Emmanuel Macron before the Olympics!).

The Event of The Festival. Be there, or regret it! #JustifiedSinner #JamesHogg2024 LLCatEdinburgh Literature&Languages The Romanticism blog Dr Sam Hirst Simon Kövesi The Byron Society edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/w…

The 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival kicks off in a week’s time! The latest episode of EdFilmPodcast is a special EIFF preview with Director Paul Ridd + Producer Emma Boa. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edi…

Join other friendly and passionate book lovers for free on “How to Read a Novel”, where you’ll analyse the literary elements of these 4 novels and other texts with Dr. Benjamin Bateman (Benjamin Bateman) from LLCatEdinburgh. Enrol now on Coursera!: edin.ac/4ctrA1G

We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for "Esther Inglis in Contexts and Culture", a colloquium at the University of Edinburgh, 19th-20th October 2024. Do share widely - we look forward to welcoming you to Esther Inglis' Edinburgh! ed.ac.uk/literatures-la…

The new episode of @edfilmpodcast is out now! I was delighted to be joined by Dr Sarah Artt (Dr Sarah Artt) of Edinburgh Napier University to discuss her wonderful new book ‘Quiet Pictures: Women and Silence in Contemporary British and French Cinema’ 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edi…

“The Mahabharata… still seems very current to me today, in fact it gives shivers for how current it is”. Italian teacher Marco Palone talks to languages student Ione about what inspires his 'other' life – as a prize-winning sci-fi writer. ed.ac.uk/literatures-la…

The 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival begins today - best of luck to Paul Ridd, Emma Boa and all the team! You can hear Paul and Emma discuss the programme on our recent EdFilmPodcast EIFF preview: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edi… #edfilmfest #EIFF #edfringe

Fantastic news! Huge congratulations to two-time LLC graduate Wendelin Law on winning the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2024!

✨Assembly Festival✨ is proud to be in partnership with the 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival! Renowned around the world for discovering and promoting the very best in international cinema 📍50 George Sq 🗓 until 21 Aug 🎟⬇️ assemblyfestival.com/venues/364_eif…

We are delighted to be co-hosting a screening of Mme d’Ulrich’s La Folle Enchère (1690), a stage production by La Subversive with LLCatEdinburgh. Oct 24, 5.30-9pm. For more info and to book, visit: edin.ac/3TtTgw7

🗨️💬 Come to celebrate the European Day of #Languages on 27 September at Institut français d'Ecosse! We will host two conferences on #multilingualism and creativity with Dr Alexandra Smith and Pr Antonella Sorace (The University of Edinburgh) followed by a cocktail 27 Sep Institut français d'Ecosse 🎟️ ifecosse.org.uk/events-agenda/…

There's still time to register for our upcoming colloquium at LLCatEdinburgh - we would be delighted to see you there! Full programme and registration link here: ed.ac.uk/literatures-la…

Voilà: The Making Moment w/Conor O’Brien Villagers; Hollie McNish; Sadaf Zahedi; & me. We’re celebrating new books & international literary links. Loads of lush partners & my first WIR event of the new season. Info/FREE tickets here if you’re fast: eventbrite.com/e/the-making-m…