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It's Birthday Season in our Literary City. First, our Portobello friends, The Portobello Bookshop are FIVE YEARS OLD! Why not join them online on the 24th of this month: theportobellobookshop.com/events/the-por… Next month it's our turn, NOW WE ARE SIX! Join us at The Outhouse on the 20th of August from 7pm+

It's July, which means there are 31 days, and 5 Tuesdays, so our Salon comes right at the end of the month, with August Festivity hot on our heels. Join us for our Festival Preview Salon, where we'll go beyond August, beyond Edinburgh, beyond Infinity... eventbrite.co.uk/e/julys-festiv…

We're heading headlong into Festivity in Edinburgh, which means tonight's Salon is a Festival Preview, and in 3 weeks' time we'll be holding our Festival Salon & Birthday Bash: NOW WE ARE SIX. Join us tonight for the lowdown, 6.30, The Outhouse or on Zoom. edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/next-even…

So it's August, which means you have until the 20th to apply for this fabulous opportunity. After this you can join us the same day for our Birthday Party, NOW WE ARE SIX! Look on our linktree or go to our website to find out more, and see how to register.

It's less than a week until our Birthday Bash, and it's shaping up nicely. We'll have entertainment and celebration suitable for a 6th birthday, which isn't actually our date-of-birth, but our sixth year as a Salon. Call it an "un-birthday" if you please! eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-li…

We're delighted to welcome back our friends who performed at our Birthday Bash two years ago, the amazing vocal ensemble from Bath, Aquapella. Please support their show at the Patter Hoose, then natter with them at our party next week. tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk/event/14:5218/

We're still in the midst of Edinburgh International Book Festival & Edinburgh International Film Festival plus Edinburgh Festival Fringe, not forgetting PBH's Free Fringe. And on Tuesday, it's our Birthday Bash at the Outhouse, where we'll welcome guests Hooky Productions with this quirky show: on, 2pm daily at The Underbelly. underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/events/event/e…

We've been busy with Festival attendances, written up on our website. Have a wee read, then why not come and along to see some of the acts at our Birthday Bash - NOW WE ARE SIX! edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/our-birth… We'll be celebrating at The Outhouse from 7pm tomorrow. All welcome.

We had a blast last night at our Birthday Bash... sadly, so did the weather! Those who braved the wind & rain were rewarded with a deluge of subversive clowns, a unicycling cow, re-written poetry, other not-quite-humans plus a rainy day picnic all topped off with Aquapella!

We had a veritably varied Jackanory Cabaret on our birthday - and there's still time to see some of our performers on the Festival Fringe. Aquapella are at 1pm tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk/event/14:5218/ and 'Experiment Human' just around the corner at 2pm. Why not run along to both!

Festival's over, but there's still plenty going on in our Literary City. For example, in our Libraries... talesofonecity.wordpress.com/2024/08/28/joi… Oh, and don't forget, there are plenty more Festivals to come in the next months, so watch this space!

It's positively September, meteorologically Autumn, and officially the end of festivals. Or is it!? Our last mailshot had a handful of festivals coming up soon, starting with ArtWalk Porty this week, and on our website, an International Festival write-up. edinburghliterarysalon.org/events-and-new…

If you're on our mailing list you'll have read about up-coming Festivals, including PortyBookFest who just released their programme. It looks great, with many former Salon Guests on the bill. Check it out! portobellobookfestival.com/2024/09/06/the…

Our good friend, Salon Regular, former Book Week Scotland Guest Writer, and contributor to our anthologies Ricky Monahan Brown is launching his latest book at Argonaut Books - @argonautbooks.bsky.social on the 20th of this month. Read this tantalising thread of inspirations, snippets, and songs - then order the book!

September is still a Festive Season in Scotland, with Art and Culture all over the place, Doors Open, Art Walks, Artist Colonies, and various Book Festivals. Or if you want to hunker down with a film, here's our August Festival review of Edinburgh International Film Festival etc... edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/internati…

In this month of mini-festivals the Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival is happening on the 27/28th. They have an array of goodies, from meeting agents and other authors to workshops and informative panels with industry professionals, with events especially for WRITERS! edwomensficfest.co.uk/writerevents

One of our core team, and regular MC at the Salon, is a little obsessed with phone boxes and finally has an exhibition in one. Why not pop down to Porty for ArtWalk Porty and visit lots of places full of artwork. This weekend, from 10am til 6pm artwalkporty.co.uk/art-walk-porty…