19:00 Edwin Morgan International Poetry Prize 2012 Prize-Winners Announced ScottishPower Studio Theatre, £10 [£8] Now in its fifth year, the Edwin Morgan Poetry Competition has become one of the best respected poetry prizes in Britain. With a first prize of £5,000, it attracts more than 1,000 entries each year, and for 2012 it is judged by two award-winning Scottish poets, Gillian Ferguson and Don Paterson. In today's event the judges reveal the names of 2012's winning poets, and invite them to present their work.Chaired by David Kinloch.In association with the University of Strathclyde.19:00- THE ESRC GENOMICS POLICY 20:15 AND RESEARCH FORUM EVENT The Epigenetic Evolution Rethinking Society Through Science The Guardian Spiegeltent, £10 [£8] The science of epigenetics analyses how our social and genetic heritage interact to shape an individual's genetic make-up and examines how social and geographical location are hugely influential. What does this mean for our society? How can this scientific knowledge be used to shape our social policy on issues like healthcare and education? Dr Nessa Carey, author of The Epigenetics Revolution, Dr Paul Shiels, from Glasgow University, and Professor Steve Yearley from Edinburgh's Genomics Forum, discuss the implications with Richard Holloway.19:00 Junot Díaz & Nathan Englander Feverishly Thumping Hearts RBS Corner Theatre, £7 [£5] Two extraordinary talents come together. Nathan Englander's critically adored What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank exhibits a rare combination of humour, complexity and edge which affects a reader's heart, head and soul. Junot Díaz won the Pulitzer Prize with The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and he returns with an unforgettable new collection of short stories, This is How You Lose Her. Chaired by Stuart Kelly. 20:00 Alain de Botton What Non-Believers Could Learn from Faith RBS Main Theatre, £10 [£8] The accessible philosophies of Alain de Botton are given fresh impetus with Religion for Atheists in which he argues that non-believers should quit mocking those with faith and start stealing some of their good ideas. That way, agnostics and atheists can build a stronger sense of community, make relationships last, get more out of art and overcome feelings of envy and inadequacy.ANOBII FIRST BOOK AWARD NOMINEE20:30 THE LIST EVENT Danny Wallace Tayside Jester with Movie-Friendly Debut ScottishPower Studio Theatre, £10 [£8] In his non-fiction work, he's tried to start a new country and helped a comedy friend find as many of his namesakes as possible. Now Dundee-born Danny Wallace brings us his debut fiction, Charlotte Street, in which a man becomes obsessed with the images inside a discarded disposable camera. Does that sound filmic? It should do, as Working Title has already optioned the movie rights.20:30 Ron Butlin Edinburgh Makar Gets Collected Peppers Theatre, £10 [£8] Irvine Welsh described Ron Butlin's The Sound of My Voice as one of the top novels to make its way onto the bookshelves in 80s Britain. As Edinburgh Makar, this fine gentleman has done readings, had poems printed in the papers about the trams, conducted interviews and made speeches. The Magicians of Edinburgh is his collection of poems written during that period as the capital's Laureate.20:30 John Jeremiah Sullivan & Craig Taylor Real Hysterical Realism RBS Corner Theatre, £7 [£5] Craig Taylor's Londoners explores the city's hidden corners as the author listens to its residents - rich, poor, native, immigrant. This acclaimed Canadian journalist and playwright has lived in London f or a decade and paints a vivid portrait of a 21st century city. John Jeremiah Sullivan's Pulphead is an exhilarating tour of some completely forgotten American cultures penned with shades of Hunter S Thompson and Joan Didion.21:00- Unbound 23:00 Stories, Music and Literary High Jinks The Guardian Spiegeltent, Free & Drop-In A literary experience like no other. Anything goes: storytelling, music, performance, poetry, stand-up - it's a raw, surprising, sometimes emotional ride. Come with an open mind! The line-up will be announced in July in The Skinny magazine and on our website at www.edbookfest.co.uk.21:30 THE TANGENT GRAPHIC EVENT Irvine Welsh Sunshine and Dark Days on Leith RBS Main Theatre, £10 [£8] Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting trilogy is completed by a prequel, Skagboys, which shows us how Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie all hopped aboard the slow train to disaster. In Thatcher's 1980s, there appears to be no room for our Leith boys. Poverty, AIDS, violence, political strife and hatred are never far from the surface in this salty doorstopper.'I can't be arsed with conspiracy theories. They become an end in themselves and a form of mental illness. I get too bored with them. Capitalism in itself is set up to benefit the rich. Why bother wasting energy conspiring when the economic system, government and apparatus of the state is all set up for you anyway?'Irvine Welsh talking to The Skinny's Keir Hind, in the run up to the release of Skagboys.Who coined the term 'Podcasting'? Meet Wired's tattooed tech guru Ben Hammersley. (13 Aug, p15)Hari Kunzru, 12:30See page 83 for booking detailsBook now: www.edbookfest.co.uk 0845 373 588831

10:00- Paterson Arran 10:10 Ten at Ten Writers' Retreat, Free: Book in Advance A delicious morning reading from one of our Festival authors to set you up for the day. Check the screen in the Entrance Tent to see who's reading each day.10:15 Elif Shafak Cross-Country Story of Family The Guardian Spiegeltent, £10 [£8] Esma, a young Kurd, is trying to come to terms with the murder her brother has committed as she tells the story of her family stretching back three generations. Elif Shafak's Honour is a moving account of love and family set in Kurdistan, Istanbul and London, and with this eighth novel the bestselling Turkish author is destined to become a major name in world literature. Free coffee, courtesy of Heritage Portfolio.10:30- 1-2-1 Writing Clinic 13:00 Meet the Experts Writers' Retreat, £10 [£8] Are you a new, emerging writer looking for advice from someone who has been through it all? Get unique access to a literary agent, publisher, creative writing tutor, publicist or Edinburgh literature specialist for 15 minutes for 1-2-1 advice and answers to questions about your writing career. Places are limited and you'll be asked to submit material in advance so your specialist can give you the best possible support. Part of the Edinburgh City of Literature New Writing Programme. Each ticket admits one person to a 15 min discussion with one of four experts. Please contact the Box Office to book your time slot. (Tickets cannot be purchased online.)LITERARY LEGENDS11:00 Celebrating Kafka Kafka's Influence Peppers Theatre, £10 [£8] Franz Kafka was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century and here, leading writers discuss his influence. Susan Sontag said: 'if China has one possibility of a Nobel laureate, it is Can Xue', and the avant-garde novelist joins us with Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai and Daniel Medin, editor of the Quarterly Conversation, who has written a book on the influence the Prague-born author had on Coetzee, Roth and Sebald.11:30 Ali Smith Seriously Playful RBS Main Theatre, £10 [£8] Puns and playful observations are the fabric of Ali Smith's novel, There But For The, but beyond the ludic language her book is a subtle portrayal of human frailty. Today, Smith discusses her writing, reads a brand new short story and offers a peek inside a new book, to be published in the Autumn.ANOTHER AFRICA12:30 THE Scottish pen 'free the word' event Noo Saro-Wiwa & Binyavanga Wainaina How to Write About Africa Peppers Theatre, £10 [£8] A new generation of writers is changing perceptions of post-colonial Africa. In this event, journalist Noo Saro-Wiwa describes her return to Nigeria, the sleeping superpower where her father was executed for campaigning against devastation of the environment by oil companies. Binyavanga Wainaina's brilliant memoir takes the reader through Kenya, Uganda and South Africa. Both reveal an exuberant continent of complexity and contradiction.The affair, as I had learned to call it, progressed in its Friday pace. The sex became less filthy and more fun, the silence filled with talk - laughter even - and this unsettled me. I might have preferred silence.Anne Enright, The Forgotten Waltz , 18:30Melanie Challenger, 16:00Binyavanga Wainaina, 12:3032Sun 19 August