Welcome to Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival 2024.
We’re delighted to announce details of our line-up which includes beloved authors, fascinating topics, and a few extra events, too!
Friday will include three panels, opening with an indie author panel at 4:00 Friday afternoon. Saturday features six panels…and think about keeping your evening free!
Our festival strongly believes in paying our authors, chairs, and workshop leaders the fee recommended by the Scottish Book Trust, which has increased (which is wonderful for our authors!). This has meant an increase in ticket prices, but we are certain you’ll think it’s worth it!
General ticket sales will begin on 27 July 2024.
Patron and Early Bird tickets on sale 26 June 2024
Early Bird Pass
Early Bird Festival Pass, including all nine panels — £55.
(£50 for concession*)
Early Bird Passes go on sale at 10.00 am on Wednesday 26 June. Limited to 50.
Festival Pass
Festival Pass, including all nine panels — £62.
(£50 for concession*)
Individual Events
Individual panels — £12.
(£9 for concession*)
*Concession tickets — Where applicable, are available to students, registered disabled (plus one companion), registered unemployed, under 16s, Young Scot card holders and sponsors. Proof of entitlement will be required.
Patron Passes are £85 and will be on sale from 10 am on 26 June 2024.
Patrons will have full access to our nine festival panels. In recognition of their extra support, patrons will receive a goody bag of books and an invitation to our Private Author Party on the evening of Friday, 27 September.
There are only 30 patron tickets so be quick — they went like hotcakes last year!
The festival begins Friday, 27 September, opening with an indie author panel at 4 pm Friday afternoon.
Then six panels on Saturday, 28 September.
(And maybe keep your evening free…)
We’ll announce all authors over the next month, but here are some highlights:
Our featured Friday night author is award-winning Maggie O’Farrell, who will be in conversation with Jenny Brown OBE about inspirational voices.
Last year’s headline author, Sara Sheridan, will close our author panels on Saturday, joined by author Lesley McDowell. The panel will be chaired by Kim Sherwood.
Fans of Happy Ever Afters will be delighted by the inclusion of Heidi Swain on our triple-author Simon & Schuster panel.
Other panel subjects will include:
Regency Romance with Amita Murray
Cosy Fantasy with authors Nadia El-Fassi and Lucy Jane Wood
Witch Trials, a favourite topic from last year, will return with a Scotland-focused panel.