Hi,
We would be delighted if you could join us for the Lost Literary Edinburgh editathon on 24
November 2017, part of the AHRC-funded ‘Being Human’ festival.
Many famous authors have made Edinburgh their setting and subject. But it’s also a place
rich in voices and stories that are now just the faintest of echoes around its streets and
tenements.
The AhRC-funded LitLong app and web resource recovers some of these lives and stories,
giving them back to the city and its readers. But LitLong users rely on the common store
of knowledge built up elsewhere online, so in this event we’ll be adding to that store by
creating and improving Wikipedia pages for neglected or overlooked authors in the LitLong
database.
Full training will be given. New editors very welcome. Visit bit.ly/LostEdinburgh for more
details and do have a look at our list of authors we are seeking to create Wikipedia pages
for.
How many have you read & enjoyed?
Hope you can join us to help recognise their contribution to literature.
Ewan
Ewan McAndrew
Wikimedian in Residence
Tel: 07719 330076
Email: ewan.mcandrew(a)ed.ac.uk
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Wikipedia Project Page for the residency:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh
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