Press Releases from EWWC events at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Fifty shades of opinion: ‘Whip Lit’, Ulysses and the future of the novel dominate second day of Writers Conference (18th August 2012)

2012 Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference kicks off with trenchant debate on the politics of literature (17th August 2012)

The conversation begins – Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference website goes live (2nd August 2012)

Edinburgh takes the lead on the importance of writing in the world today: Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference 2012-2013 (21st June 2012)

Uniting writers across the globe at the Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference 2012-2013 (8th March 2012)

Press from The Guardian newspaper’s special coverage of the Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference

This dedicated series contains keynotes, multimedia and articles from authors and journalists on the various topics covered by the Conference as it travels the globe throughout the year, including:

The death of the novel will presage a rebirth of writing by George Szirtes

The future of fiction by Claire Armitstead

How the Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference changed the world of literature by Stuart Kelly

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