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Ron Butlin

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Contact: [email protected]
Other contact method: Agent (Kathryn Ross): [email protected]
Local authority: Edinburgh City
Languages: English, Scots
Author type: Journalist, Performance Poet, Playwright, Poet, Radio Dramatist, Spoken Word Artist, Storyteller, Writer
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An international prize-winning novelist, Ron Butlin is also a former Edinburgh Poet Laureate / Makar. He has published nearly 20 books including novels and poetry as well as verse and adventure novels for children. He has given readings and talks worldwide. His work has been translated into a dozen languages. He is an entertaining after dinner speaker.

(Photo credit: Regi Clare)

(Works in Scots)

Websites featuring the author

Local authorities will visit

Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Argyll and Bute; Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Highland; Inverclyde; Midlothian; Moray; Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles); North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Orkney Islands; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; Shetland; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian

Events will deliver

Panel event; Performance; Reading; Residency; Talk; Workshop; Chairing events

Audience will work with

Adult learners; Prisoners & young offenders; Reluctant readers; Vulnerable adults; Vulnerable older people; Young people in the community (e.g. Youth clubs, Guides, Scouts)

Topics of work

Activism & protest; Adolescence; Adventure; Childhood; Comedy, humour & funny books; Contemporary fiction; Crime fiction; Death, grief & bereavement; Drug addiction, alcoholism & substance abuse; Editing & editing your own work; Environment & climate; Family; First experiences for younger readers; Friendship; Historical fiction; Loneliness & isolation; Music; Picture books; Politics; Poverty; Rhyming books for younger readers; Science fiction

Age groups published for

Children; Teens; Adults

Age groups will work with

3-5; 6-8; 9-11; 12-14; 15-18; 18+

Audience size

0-10; 11-30; 31-100; 100-500; 500+