Writing Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening writing events all around Edinburgh, SC

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

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

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 Shari Lapena - Edinburgh West End

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Welcome to Improv: A Drop-In Improv Class w/ TBC Improv UK

 Tue, 24 Feb at 11:00 am TBC Improv UK GBP 22

EWF - 10th March 2026 - Mairi Kidd

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm The Edinburgh Bookshop GBP 5

Little Griefs by Andrew Neilson

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Typewronger Books Free

The Un-Enlightenment with Gavin Esler | In-person

 Fri, 20 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

Guest Workshop: Intro to Improvised Rap

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

Campaigning women: Chrystal Macmillan, Helen Crawfurd and Helen Steven

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

Michael Pedersen: Muckle Flugga

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

An Evening with Elisabeth Wolf - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

International Woman's Day - Women of Courage and Endurance

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm Room 2.55, Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh Free

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

Lemon Grove Bookclub - February 2026

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Tasty Buns Free

An Evening with Dorothy Koomson - Edinburgh West End

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Telegraphy by Farah Ali

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:30 pm Typewronger Books Free

Natural Ink Making Workshop

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

An Evening with Sarah Wynn-Williams - Edinburgh West End

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 13

Bookswap and social!

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm The Volley GBP 8 to 10

Me Mother Other: Zine Launch

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

An Evening with Neil Lancaster - Edinburgh West End

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Natural Ink Making Workshop

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

Tobi Coventry: He's the Devil

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

Paige Toon in conversation with Naimh Hargan - Edinburgh West End

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

Scottish women writers in children’s literature

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

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

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

Katalina Watt on Saltswept - Edinburgh West End

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 23

Living Writing: Monthly Creative Writers’ Meetup

 Sun, 22 Feb at 01:30 pm Leith Depot Free

Storytelling in the age of AI | In-person

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

Yin Yoga and therapeutic writing workshops

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

Corvidaeum Creative & Caitlin McDonald: Curiosity for Corvids

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm suite 13, 130 Leith Walk Free

Writing the French Caribbean: an Introduction

 Tue, 03 Mar at 05:00 pm West Parliament Square, EH1 1 Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Zine workshop: 'Til Debt Do Us Part

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

February’s Guilty Pleasures Salon

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:30 pm The Outhouse Free

TALKS AT THE LANE: Becky Little, Tom Morton, and Julian Stair.

 Tue, 10 Mar at 05:30 pm Custom Lane GBP 10 to 15

Sons of Great Men - Book Launch with Live Music!

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Typewronger Books 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

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 03 Mar at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

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

Creative making: Inspired by nature

 Tue, 10 Mar at 11:00 am National Library of Scotland GBP 10

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 14 Apr 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

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

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

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

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

An Evening of Poetry with Sarah Stewart - Edinburgh West End

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

Inaugural Lecture - Professor Jill Burke

 Wed, 20 May at 05:15 pm Meadows Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School - Doorway 4 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 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, 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, 21 Apr at 10:00 am EH7 6AE GBP 65 to 93

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

 Tue, 28 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

Beginners Introduction to Book Binding Class

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

Meet the Editors of Global Constitutionalism

 Fri, 06 Mar at 10:30 am Edinburgh Law School Free

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