Edinburgh Book Festival Ticket Giveaway

Granta.com will be giving away five pairs of free tickets for their ‘Art of The Short Story’ event, taking place at The Edinburgh Book Festival on Saturday 22nd August.

The Art Of The Short Story - The Granta Event

Date: Saturday 22nd August 2009, 5 p.m.

Location: Scottish Power Studios, Edinburgh Book Festival

For thirty years Granta magazine has published short stories by some of the best practioners of the form. Join James Lasdun, winner of the National Short Story Prize, Valerie Martin, winner of the Orange Prize, and Nadeem Aslam, author of the much acclaimed Wasted Vigil, for this unique event where they discuss why short stories are important to them as writers, and also as readers.

The first five readers who send an email with ‘Edinburgh Book Festival’ in the subjectline to tickets@granta.com will receive two tickets each, so that they and a friend can attend this exciting event. Please include your name and full postal address in the email for confirmation.

Tickets are to be collected from the Book Festival box office during the festival. Please note that this offer is for festival tickets only, and does not include accomodation or travel expenses.