These innovative events, intended to draw together writers from all over the world, were arguably a forerunner of the Edinburgh Book Festival, which was not founded for another twenty years. The experience of this first conference was revisited at a Book Festival discussion during the 2012 Edinburgh International Festival.
These innovative gatherings, designed to unite authors from all corners of the world, were likely an early model for the Edinburgh Book Festival, which did not come into existence until twenty years later. The experience of this first conference was revisited during a discussion at the 2012 Edinburgh International Festival.