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Edinburgh Book Festival Signs Off For 2010

Posted at 6:31AM Wednesday 01 Sep 2010

The Edinburgh International Book Festival closed its doors Monday night with the announcement of the formation of a Word Alliance network including four other book festivals ranging from China to Canada.

A meeting in the Scottish capital included directors from the Edinburgh Book Festival, the Bookworm International Literary Festival in Beijing, the International Literature Festival in Berlin, the Melbourne Writers Festival in Australia and the International Festival of Authors in Toronto.

Edinburgh Book Festival director Nick Barley said the aim was ultimately to include Africa, India, the United States and South America.

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