Portobello Literary at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2026
List of all the events we're taking part in at the festival this year, come see us!
Portobello Literary
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Editing Course: Week 5
This week, we'll be looking at ways to write convincing dialogue.
Editing Course: Week 4
This week is all about characters!
Editing Course: Week 2
This week we will be working on point of view as well as setting (time and place).
Editing Course: Week 1
For the first week, we will be working on the story as a whole.
Course: How to edit your first draft
Planning the first edits on your novel for an effective revision
Why is everyone ghosting everyone?
Or why I have yet to reply to your email and I'm against 'optimising'
The book that got away (and what I did instead)
A guest post from Layla McCay for the publication of The Queer Bookshelf: A Reader's Guide
Spreading the word
On brainstorming your publicity with your publishing team
On breaches of publishing contracts and cancellations
Reasons a publisher may use to cancel a contract and request you repay the advance