Writing Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening writing events all around Edinburgh, SC

The haill clanjamfrie: What's so braw aboot Scots | In person

 Fri, 13 Mar at 06:00 pm The Royal Society Of Edinburgh 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

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

The Un-Enlightenment with Gavin Esler | In-person

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm The Royal Society Of Edinburgh Free

Scottish elections 2026: How Scotland can get change right | In person

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm The Royal Society Of Edinburgh Free

EICC:Live - Say It Well

 Fri, 27 Mar at 04:30 pm Edinburgh International Conference Centre Free

The Storyteller's Body: Extended Course w/ Inés Álvarez Villa & TBC Improv

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:30 pm Summerhall GBP 113

Guest Workshop: Intro to Improvised Rap

 Mon, 30 Mar at 06:30 pm Summerhall GBP 54

Michael Pedersen: Muckle Flugga

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

Seeking Sexual Freedom: An Evening with Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 19

Éadaoín Lynch #TDoV Writing Workshop

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm Typewronger Books Free

'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

Me Mother Other: Zine Launch

 Sun, 15 Mar at 10:30 am Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Natural Ink Making Workshop

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am Wasps Riverside House GBP 40

Scottish women writers in children’s literature

 Thu, 19 Mar at 05:30 pm National Library of Scotland Free

Tobi Coventry: He's the Devil

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 17

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

 Fri, 27 Mar at 01:00 pm University of Edinburgh Library 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

Telegraphy by Farah Ali

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:30 pm Typewronger Books Free

A Nice Day Out: Zine-Making Edition!

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:30 pm Calton View Cafe (Royal Mile) Free

How to Read Minds : Aimee Cliff on the Art & Science of Empathy

 Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

Creative Writing Event

 Sat, 14 Mar at 02:00 pm Levels Cafe & Lounge Free

Zine workshop: 'Til Debt Do Us Part

 Thu, 26 Mar at 10:00 am Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities Free

Transpiration by Meredith MacLeod Davidson

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Typewronger Books Free

Spring Journal Workshop

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:30 am Bongou Cafe GBP 75

The 1911 Census Boycott in Scotland

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

Living Writing: Monthly Creative Writers’ Meetup

 Sun, 29 Mar at 01:30 pm Leith Depot Free

March's Rise and Write

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:15 am EH3 9QG 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

Samantha Dooey-Miles: Under the Hammer

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3 to 11

creative soundLAB: MARCH 2026

 Mon, 30 Mar at 06:00 pm Bright Red Triangle Startup Studio Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 14 Apr at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Exploring the Jackie Kay archive

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

An Evening with David Goodman - Edinburgh West End

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

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 17 Mar at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 26 May at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Grassland Plant Identification (Edinburgh) NEW FOR 2026

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

Serendipity and the Craft of Anthropology

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

Hot Butter Press Launch Party

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Typewronger Books Free

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Jill Burke

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

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

An Evening of Poetry with Sarah Stewart - Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 15

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 09 Jun at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Doing Words: Writing & Painting Practices for Professional Development

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

Looking back, Looking Forth – Climate Anxiety and the Archives

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

Taming the Inner Critic: Wellbeing for Creatives

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

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 24 Mar at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Book Launch: The Development of Commercial Law in Scotland

 Thu, 26 Mar at 05:30 pm Edinburgh Law School Free

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 28 Apr at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 21 Apr at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Personal Resolve: your life as a spoken story

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

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 19 May at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 02 Jun at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 12 May at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Effie the Midge Book Launch- Edinburgh

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

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

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 16 Jun at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 23 Jun at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Binks Hub Writing Retreat

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