]The sun shone yesterday on the first day of the Edinburgh International Book Festival adding to the festive atmosphere in Charlotte Square. In the afternoon, the first of the Festival's…
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Get your poetry fix at the EIBF this month. New director Nick Barley asked one of Scotland’s premier poets Don Paterson and the Scottish Poetry Library to advise on selections…
] If Fife is the festival kingdom, then this week it's the turn of
Scottish poetry is thriving as never before, according to Alan Bissett, co-editor, with Carl MacDougall, of the 28th issue of New Writing Scotland. ‘The higher quality of the poetry among…
åÊ Scotland’s festival season is a reminder that culture is something to be celebrated and art forms such as poetry and literature are far from being confined to the page….
StAnza poets shortlisted for poetry prizes Heading this year’s shortlist for the Forward prize for his new book Human Chain is Seamus Heaney, a great friend of StAnza who delighted audiences at…
] For those of you who haven’t come across us before, StAnza: Scotland’s International Poetry Festival takes place every March in the historic town of St Andrews, Fife. StAnza is…
]Changes will be taking place at StAnza: Scotland’s International Poetry Festival as longstanding Festival Director, Brian Johnstone, officially stepped down on 31 May after a decade in the role. He…
StAnza's directors were delighted to hear the news that Don Paterson, who is among the poets leading the bill at StAnza 2010 has been awarded the Queen's Medal for Poetry…
]StAnza’s organizers are delighted to announce that the festival has been shortlisted for a VisitScotland Scottish Thistle Award. StAnza 2009 is a finalist in the Events & Festivals (regional) section….
Festival goers will recall the spectacular ‘Burning Burns’ event at our festival’s launch back in March when artist David Mach set fire to one of a pair of matchhead sculptures…
