Salon steering group member @abs.ventures has made an immersive poetry game for @ptbopoetry.bsky.social free to play this weekend.

It's almost time for our student takeover salon! This November, we are going to celebrate St Andrew's Day with our Salon event. 📍Where: The Outhouse, EH1 3LY or online 🗓️When: Tuesday 25th November, 6:30pm 🎟️Eventbrite Free Tickets shorturl.at/8ktIt 🍺Drinks available to purchase from the bar

Reminder it is our #Spooky #Edinburgh #Literary #Salon tonight info and free tickets here www.edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/next-ev... 7pm, Live at the Outhouse Bar and on Zoom #EdinburghLiterarySalon

Our pals @cymerafestival.co.uk are looking for Board members, could this be you? See below for more details!

Here's something from the #future 'Next stop #Nor'Bridge followed by #NewNor'Loch. Disembark here for #TheCastle, #HalfMile and #TheRemnants.. #MindTheGap between #Ferry and #Lighthouse' last and definitely not least did I mention the #book has gone in a #TimeCapsule in the #NorthBridge #Edinburgh!

I did all the #collage #CutAndPaste #art #remixing #publicdomain images with my own #drawings & #photos here's something from the #past a close up of a section from A Perspective View of the Bridge and Register-Office Edinburgh, c.1800 see if you can spot what I added 😀

I also made an #Absacus Universale Ludus Mutante #rpg rosetta stone style translation device if you like it let me know! #Argaxian #StewBum #Gallous #Reekin #Glaikit #GangTaeFreuchieAnFryMice

My #game #dossier is a series of #story & #adventure prompts for role playing games & playful creative provocation suitable for anyone seeking #stimulation, #FirFaeEyesOnly a #TimeTravel #trip through #Edinburgh past to future with #fantastic #fae #magic twists mixed with real #history #ttrpg #rpg

Hey tomorrow I'm part of the #NorthBridge: Where We Travelled #Book #Launch #Celebration Sat 25 Oct 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Charteris Centre, EH8 9RR #Edinburgh courtesy of the amazing @jedapearl.bsky.social Tickets www.tickettailor.com/events/jedap... come along, buy a book I wrote a #Game for it!

Our reviews of the 78th Edinburgh Film Festival are up. Lots of great, if dark, films; plus a wee beauty called 'The Golden Spurtle.' Come to tonight's Salon, tell us what you've been to, and pick up more treasure in our anthology, 'The Golden Hours.' www.edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/review-...

Here's our first week at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in review... lots of Salon friends and fabulous Scottish writers. www.edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/festiva...

We may be in the midst of Festival, but when the mayhem is over there's plenty more to celebrate after seven years of Salon Events! Check out our website for coming events and Festival reviews. www.edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/next-ev...

Our first Festival Review is up on our website: Hanni Liang at the Edinburgh International Festival, exploring dreams and making a little magic. Have a read, and please keep our website alive - that would be magic too! www.edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/festiva...

This is a bit meta: a post on our website asking for help to save our website! Please visit our funding page and give what you can. www.edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/save-ou...

It's our Festival Preview Salon this month, and we have a request to fund our website. We are looking ahead to all three International Festivals! All our events are free registration but we rely on the generosity of our friends and attendees. Please visit our Funding Page and donate what you can.

Steering Group member ABS appear in this local anthology about the North Bridge

Hey tomorrow is our #Edinburgh Literary #Salon #Genre edition we're talking to Ann Landmann from @cymerafestival.co.uk and Francesca Barbini from @lunapress.bsky.social free tickets for in person at the Outhouse Bar or online www.edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/next-ev... #Scotland #Writing

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) - as accessibility.day pithily puts it 'The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities' #Accessibility #GAAD

We're going to have a short literary quiz this month, at The Outhouse as usual. We'll livestream for those who wish to join on zoom from 7pm. Prizes will be ovoid, ellipsoid, and pyriform... in other words, egg-shaped! This Tuesday, tickets (free) on Eventbrite: easterquizsalon2025.eventbrite.co.uk

You can also attend #ScottishParliament #Scotland #Games Ecosystem Cross Party Group scottishgames.net/2025/03/06/s... your chance to engage with #MSPs on #games #videogames #immersive #TTopRPG #BoardGames #GameDev open to everyone working in, around or interested in games across Scotland.

Involved/interested in #Games in #Scotland then engage with scottishgames.net/2025/03/26/s... Zoom sessions over tnext fortnight or feedback directly to @scottishgames.bsky.social not just #videogames but #immersive #TtopRPG #BoardGames too #ScotlandsGameActionPlan have your say! #Scottish #GameDev

Tomorrow! Please join us if you can free in person in Edinburgh or online #Edinburgh #Writing #Screenwriting

This should be a fascinating event, whether you have seen the series or not:

I'll be chatting all things Rig at this event on Tuesday, how it has a point of genesis in Edinburgh Book Festival's Story Shop scheme, how I hacked my way into the TV industry from there, and the importance of nurturing communities for writers. Hope to see you there

FINAL CALLS FOR GMs The Conpulsion 2025 Deadline is TOMORROW MARCH 21st This is your deadline for your game to feature in our program and pre-booking. Submit your game here: conpulsion.org/get-involved... Got a potential GM you know and wanna play with? Share this to send them a hint! 😉

#Cymera2025 Early Bird Weekend Passes are available online until 1st April! Whether you are joining us in-person or online, our weekend pass gives you access to all our panels, plus early booking access and access to all our recordings: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/weekend-pass...

Really looking forward to this next week!

Next week our March #Screenwriting #salon sees @nadinebrito.bsky.social chatting to @macpherzone.bsky.social creator of the Amazon Prime series 'The Rig' discussing writing for the screen and how it came to be developed - free tickets and more info www.edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/next-sa...

It's ONE week until my charity fundraiser launch party for DISSOLUTION at Leith Arches. People are travelling from across the country for it and it'll be a blast. Get a ticket, tell your friends, don't miss out! Details : argonautbooks.co.uk/product/27th...

For our December Salon a Festive Bring & Buy! An in-person Salon at the fabulous Wash Bar on The Mound. There are a few spaces left if you wish to bring a selection of wares to sell - pamphlets, zines, cards, or anything artsy/crafty - book through www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/decembers-...

You can find us at: www.edinburghliterarysalon.org bsky.app/profile/edil... buymeacoffee.com/edlitsalon www.instagram.com/edinburghlit... www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/edinburgh-... www.facebook.com/EdLiterarySa...

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