# Edinburgh City of Literature > The world's first UNESCO City of Literature, connecting Edinburgh's literary story and creating opportunities for writers and readers\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.6, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Past Projects](https://cityofliterature.com/whats-on/past-projects/) - [Edinburgh Literary Map ](https://cityofliterature.com/edinburgh-literary-map/) - [Impact Study](https://cityofliterature.com/literary-city/impact-study/) - [About](https://cityofliterature.com/about-us/) - [Home Page](https://cityofliterature.com/) ## Posts - [Edinburgh City of Literature launches Tramlines project to celebrate the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding with City of Edinburgh Council](https://cityofliterature.com/edinburgh-city-of-literature-launches-tramlines/) - [Six\-Minute Reads launches at Edinburgh Waverley, bringing free fiction to journeys across Scotland](https://cityofliterature.com/six-minute-reads-launches-at-edinburgh-waverley-bringing-free-fiction-to-journeys-across-scotland/) - [Two authors selected for the 'Castle to Castle' Edinburgh\-Okayama Residency](https://cityofliterature.com/two-authors-selected-for-the-castle-to-castle-edinburgh-okayama-residency/): Morag Hood and Doug Johnstone have been selected for the 'Castle to Castle' Edinburgh\-Okayama Residency\. - [Lynsey May has been selected for the Edinburgh/Krakow Friendship Residency](https://cityofliterature.com/lynsey-may-has-been-selected-for-the-edinburgh-krakow-friendship-residency/): Lynsey May has been selected for the Edinburgh/Krakow Friendship Residency in Krakow, Poland\. - [Welcome to Gerald Richards, new Chair of the Board of Trustees](https://cityofliterature.com/welcome-to-gerald-richards-new-chair-of-the-board-of-trustees/): Edinburgh City of Literature is delighted to welcome Gerald Richards as our new Chair of the Board of Trustees ## Our Team - [Ruth Plowden](https://cityofliterature.com/teams/ruth-plowden/): Ruth Plowden is a former features journalist\. - [Gerald Richards](https://cityofliterature.com/teams/gerald-richards/): Gerald Richards is the Co\-Founder and Director of B \& G Partners, an Executive Coach, speaker, podcaster, and appears on Channel 4's First Dates\. - [Dr Harriet MacMillan](https://cityofliterature.com/teams/harriet-macmillan/): Dr Harriet MacMillan has been Director of Edinburgh City of Literature since June 2025\. She leads on the Trust's strategic, artistic, financial and operational development\. - [Jane Spiers OBE](https://cityofliterature.com/teams/jane-spiers-obe/): Jane Spiers OBE is Chair of the National Theatre of Scotland and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland\. - [Doug Wallace](https://cityofliterature.com/teams/doug-wallace/): Doug Wallace is Managing Director of Andrew Nurnberg Associate International Ltd, a literary agent and board director at Andrew Nurnberg Associates, London\. ## Resources - [Comhairle nan Leabhraichean \(The Gaelic Books Council\)](https://cityofliterature.com/resources/comhairle-nan-leabhraichean-the-gaelic-books-council/): Comhairle nan Leabhraichean \(The Gaelic Books Council\) aim to increase the range of Gaelic literature and to encourage people to read and enjoy Gaelic books\. - [The Dark Horse](https://cityofliterature.com/resources/the-dark-horse/): The Dark Horse is an international literary magazine committed to British, Irish and American poetry, published in Scotland\. - [Extra Teeth](https://cityofliterature.com/resources/extra-teeth/): Extra Teeth was started as a place for experimental, bold and unique stories and essays that might not find a home in any other literary magazine\. - [Gutter](https://cityofliterature.com/resources/gutter/): Gutter is Scotland’s leading literary magazine, publishing new fiction, essays and poetry\. - [New Writing Scotland](https://cityofliterature.com/resources/new-writing-scotland/): New Writing Scotland is an annual volume publishing poetry and prose from both emerging and established writers\. ## Opportunities - [boom saloon member readers: enter to win three days in a picturesque country cottage and a personally curated library](https://cityofliterature.com/opportunities/boom-saloon-member-readers-enter-to-win-three-days-in-a-picturesque-country-cottage-and-a-personally-curated-library/): Independent publisher boom saloon launches a reading retreat designed around a simple question: what can the printed page change? - [Call for Applications: Bremer Netzresidenz 2026/27](https://cityofliterature.com/opportunities/call-for-applications-bremer-netzresidenz-2026-27/): Bremen City of Literature's virtual residence with Literaturhaus Bremen is now open to applications\. - [Ljubljana City of Literature International Residency Open Call](https://cityofliterature.com/opportunities/ljubljana-city-of-literature-international-residency-open-call/): Ljubljana City of Literature is now accepting applications for their Writer in the Park 2027 residency programme\. - [Exeter Novel Prize now open for entries](https://cityofliterature.com/opportunities/exeter-novel-prize-now-open-for-entries/): The Exeter Novel Prize welcomes entries in English from all over the world, and is open to all authors who are without representation by a literary agent at the closing date, whether or not they have previously been published\. - [Submit to Scotland’s Stories](https://cityofliterature.com/opportunities/submit-to-scotlands-stories/): Submit your story to Scotland's Stories: Wonder\. Share your story of wonder with Scottish Book Trust today\! ## Current Projects - [Six\-Minute Reads](https://cityofliterature.com/current-projects/six-minute-reads/): Six\-Minute Reads is a free digital pamphlet advocating for the benefits of reading as a daily practice\. - [Year of Reading](https://cityofliterature.com/current-projects/year-of-reading/): In this Year of Reading, Reading Lives here invites every household to discover where reading lives in Edinburgh\. - ['Castle to Castle' Edinburgh\-Okayama Residency](https://cityofliterature.com/current-projects/castle-to-castle-edinburgh-okayama-residency/): The 'Castle to Castle' Residency is a new residency featuring a programme of writing and cultural exchange in Edinburgh and Okayama, Japan\. - [Tramlines](https://cityofliterature.com/current-projects/tramlines/): Poetry on the move across the city\! This new project will place lines of verse onto Edinburgh's tram network\. - [Edinburgh/Krakow Friendship Residency](https://cityofliterature.com/current-projects/edinburgh-krakow-friendship-residency/): Edinburgh and Krakow UNESCO Cities of Literature celebrate their friendship with a new residency for Edinburgh writers\. ## Events - [Les Bijoux: Poetry at The Boundary](https://cityofliterature.com/event/les-bijoux-poetry-at-the-boundary/2026-10-28/2/) - [Les Bijoux: Poetry at The Boundary](https://cityofliterature.com/event/les-bijoux-poetry-at-the-boundary/2026-10-28/) - [Les Bijoux: Poetry at The Boundary](https://cityofliterature.com/event/les-bijoux-poetry-at-the-boundary/2026-10-28/1/) - [Dead Poets Slam: competitive poetry with a twist](https://cityofliterature.com/event/dead-poets-slam-competitive-poetry-with-a-twist/) - [Caleb Nichols \- Lithic: A Hyperballad](https://cityofliterature.com/event/caleb-nichols-lithic-a-hyperballad/) ## Categories - [news](https://cityofliterature.com/category/news/) ## Categories Current projects - [Writer\-in\-Residence](https://cityofliterature.com/categories_current_projects/writer-in-residence/) - [Residency](https://cityofliterature.com/categories_current_projects/residency/) - [Writers](https://cityofliterature.com/categories_current_projects/writers/) - [Reading](https://cityofliterature.com/categories_current_projects/reading/) - [Readers](https://cityofliterature.com/categories_current_projects/readers/) ## Categories Opportunities - [Call for submissions](https://cityofliterature.com/categories_opportunities/call-for-submissions/) - [Writers](https://cityofliterature.com/categories_opportunities/writers/) - [Residency](https://cityofliterature.com/categories_opportunities/residency/) - [Contest](https://cityofliterature.com/categories_opportunities/contest/) - [National campaign](https://cityofliterature.com/categories_opportunities/national-campaign/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://cityofliterature.com/sitemap_index.xml)