LAS rep: Jess Orr, Co-Director
Visit the Open Book websiteOpen Book runs over 1000 shared reading and creative writing sessions each year, for a diverse range of community and public participants across Scotland. We work in spaces including libraries, community centres, multicultural projects, healthcare settings, and prisons, to share the enjoyment of reading and use literature as a tool for building community. During our relaxed and informal sessions, stories and poems are read aloud, with an Open Book Lead Reader on hand to help guide the discussion. Open Book also runs regular creative writing sessions, using the material the group is reading as inspiration to create new writing.
Every year, Open Book organises visits by our groups to book festivals and other literary events across Scotland, including Edinburgh International Book Festival, Wigtown Book Festival, Paisley Book Festival, Granite Noir, StAnza, Ullapool Book Festival, and St Magnus Festival. We also regularly offer additional author visits and opportunities to participate in special projects and performances, as well as producing our own pamphlet each year of new work created by our groups.
