Writing Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening writing events all around Edinburgh, SC

University of Edinburgh Writer in Residence with Val McDermid

 Thu, 02 Apr at 05:00 pm Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Teviot Place Free

An Evening with Alex Aster : Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Edinburgh New Town Church GBP 5 to 26

Global Harmony an evening of music featuring YOSA and ESSO Orchestras.

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:30 pm The Usher Hall Free

Joanna Cherry: Keeping the Dream Alive

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 20

An Evening with Anthony Horowitz - Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm The Parish Church of St Cuthbert GBP 5 to 27

Storytelling in the age of AI | In-person

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm The Royal Society Of Edinburgh Free

Jon King in conversation with Phil Jupitus / The Speakeasy @ The Voodoo Rooms / Edinburgh / 24.04.26

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm The Voodoo Rooms

Sports romance with Rebecca J. Caffery, Meg Jones & Adiba Jaigirdar

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 6

Michael Pedersen: Muckle Flugga

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 10

Zoe Terakes on queer myths for lovers

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 6

The words to say I love you with Kai Spellmeier & Gayathiri Kamalakanthan

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 6

Your Presence Is a Danger to Your Life : Evening with Samar Yazbek

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

An Evening with Katherine Arden- Edinburgh West End

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 25

Intro to Improv Course (101) w/ TBC Improv UK - April '26

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Summerhall GBP 209

Romantasy 101 writing workshop with Lily X

 Sun, 03 May at 04:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 12

'Square Baw': A history of Scottish football

 Thu, 07 May at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

The Shape of Stories - Writing Workshop with Heather Kondak Ross

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm The Gilded Saloon GBP 0 to 22

Paige Toon in conversation with Naimh Hargan - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 13

Cut, Paste, & Taste: Queer Zine & Wine Tasting Workshop

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm Tribe Porty GBP 27

Havisham: Elle Machray delivers a queer feminist reimagining of Dickens

 Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

EWF - 14th April 2026 - Writer Networking Event

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm The Edinburgh Bookshop GBP 5

Edinburgh Sparks

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm The Canons' Gait Free

Creative writing: Spellcasting

 Tue, 14 Apr at 03:00 pm National Library of Scotland GBP 5

Scottish women writers in Edinburgh walking tour

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Meadows GBP 28

Fighting for The Dance

 Sun, 05 Apr at 10:00 am Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop Free

An Evening of Poetry with Jane Bonnyman, Annie Brechin & Marianne MacRae

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3

Imagine a gender equal world - help write women onto Wikipedia!

 Fri, 27 Mar University of Edinburgh Library Free

The 1911 Census Boycott in Scotland

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

A Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations: Book Launch

 Thu, 02 Apr at 04:30 pm Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 17 Mar EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Buds of May

 Sun, 24 May at 03:00 pm OMH Therapies Yoga & Meditation Studio Edinburgh GBP 23 to 30

An Evening of Slow Burn Fantasy: Edinburgh West End

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5

Exploring the Jackie Kay archive

 Thu, 28 May at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Doing Words: Writing & Painting Practices for Professional Development

 Tue, 07 Apr at 10:00 am 25 North Junction Street, EH6 6HW Edinburgh, United Kingdom

An Evening with Callum McSorley - Edinburgh West End

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Broken Sleep Books Scotland Showcase: Ricky Monahan Brown &Maria Sledmere

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Typewronger Books Free

Serendipity and the Craft of Anthropology

 Thu, 14 May at 04:15 pm Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), The University of Edinburgh Free

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Jill Burke

 Wed, 20 May at 05:15 pm Meadows Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School - Doorway 4 Free

An Evening with David Goodman - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Churchill, Scotland and the Great War. A talk by Andrew Liddle.

Sun, 06 Sep at 02:00 pm The Scots Guards Club

Yin Yoga and therapeutic writing workshops

 Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm Blue Morpho Edinburgh GBP 20 to 66

Taming the Inner Critic: Wellbeing for Creatives

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm suite 13, 130 Leith Walk GBP 6

Unfinished Business - Scratch Night

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm The Wee Red Bar GBP 8

Grassland Plant Identification (Edinburgh) NEW FOR 2026

 Thu, 25 Jun at 10:00 am Holyrood Park Education Centre GBP 105

Looking back, Looking Forth – Climate Anxiety and the Archives

 Thu, 02 Apr at 11:00 am Main Library Free

Personal Resolve: your life as a spoken story

 Mon, 04 May at 09:00 am The Salisbury Centre Free

Effie the Midge Book Launch- Edinburgh

 Thu, 18 Jun at 04:30 pm HARVEY AND WOODD Free

HSK 4 Reading and Writing 1

 Mon, 11 May at 09:20 am Scottish Confucius Institute for Business and Communication, Post Grad Building GBP 33

Nurture Circles for Wellbeing Practitioners

 Sat, 08 Nov at 01:30 pm The Salisbury Centre Free

Queer Men for Queer Literature

 Sun, 08 Dec at 12:15 pm Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive at the Edinburgh Palette Free

National Galleries Writing Group

 Thu, 21 May at 02:30 pm National Galleries of Scotland: Portrait Free

Binks Hub Writing Retreat

 Wed, 28 May at 09:00 am Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh Free