Introduction

This guide has been produced to help you prepare for your event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Whether you are new to public events, new to the Book Festival or a seasoned performer, I hope you will find some useful advice inside. My technical team and I have a very simple brief: to help bring authors and audiences together by providing a professional, calm environment using the highest standards of production. I want to see to it that you, our authors, can come to your event safe in the knowledge that everything is in order.

Inside, you will find information about the usual structure of our events and information about the setup of each venue. You will also find guidance on the various types of Audio Visual presentations we can support.

There are ways in which the Book Festival differs from other events and festivals you may have spoken at previously, and in addition to technical considerations, the guide also contains some advice on presentation informed by feedback from our audiences. Regardless of your level of experience I would urge you to read through the information we've put together.

If you have any questions, or any requirements which are not addressed here, please contact me on 0131 718 5666 or at craig@edbookfest.co.uk. There is a version of this guide online at http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/authors/ and this will be updated as appropriate.

With best wishes,

Craig Gosman

Technical Manager

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