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Edinburgh Fair Trade City Steering Group

While entrance is free, donations are appreciated (£2 per person suggested) and can be made at the event. 
Ron Butlin is an international prize-winning novelist and a former Edinburgh Makar. At this year’s PBF he will talk about the highly unusual way he became a writer.  Having left school at 16, he went down to Sixties’ London where he became a pop-song lyricist, a footman and barnacle-scraper on the Thames among other exotic occupations.
As well as reading excerpts from his work, Ron will talk about the highs and lows of his life as a writer.  Nowadays, as well as giving talks and readings worldwide, he is in demand as a most entertaining after-dinner speaker.
Ron has published nearly twenty books, including collections of poetry, novels and volumes of short stories.  His fiction and poetry have been translated into over a dozen languages and his plays and talks frequently broadcast on the BBC and abroad.  His work has twice been awarded a ‘Best Foreign Novel’ prize.  His novel “Ghost Moon”, was nominated for the international IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2016.
Ron gives talks and readings worldwide and is a regular at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and also on the Fringe where he performs with jazzers.  Recently he has begun writing verse and adventure stories for children, and loves every minute of it!
He lives in Edinburgh with his wife, the writer Regi Claire, and their dog. 
Find out more at <A HREF="http://www.ronbutlin.co.uk/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.ronbutlin.co.uk</A>

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