# Event Details - **Event Name**: Scottish women writers in children’s literature - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us to discover the forgotten history of Scotland's women in children's literature.About this EventWe all know famous Scottish names in children's books, like J.M. Barrie and Robert Louis Stevenson. But what about the women?Join us to discover the forgotten history of Scotland's women in children's literature. Excavate and explore the lives and works of these writers, from Catherine Sinclair’s critically acclaimed ‘Holiday House’ (1839) to the Shetland folk tales of Jessie Saxby.About the speakersLois Burke is a British Academy Visiting Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.Sarah Dunnigan is Senior Lecturer in English and Scottish Literature at the University of Edinburgh.When you book an event, your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and our third-party suppliers for the purposes of allowing you to attend the event and for audience research. For more information, visit the National Library of Scotland privacy pages, in particular the events notice and feedback and complaints notice. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/scottish-women-writers-in-children’s-literature/100001975276063880 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, womens-history-month, holiday - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: National Library of Scotland - **lat**: 55.9485782 - **long**: -3.1919722 - **full address**: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Scottish women writers in children’s literature - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/98a8265246864fd96826b2bd0aa05d1df1bdc7ca389310d264f4a1f2fbcebaba-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf7f6d3-gmir.jpg?v=1764108050 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Scottish women writers in children’s literature being held? - **A:** Scottish women writers in children’s literature takes place on Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm at National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Scottish women writers in children’s literature? - **A:** Scottish women writers in children’s literature is organized by National Library of Scotland. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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