In a press release on Thursday (30 Could), the board of the pageant argued their potential to ship this yr’s occasion to audiences, authors and employees had been “severely compromised” after a number of authors withdrew from the pageant and activists threatened disruption.
“It’s with remorse that our board of trustees and Baillie Gifford have collectively agreed to finish our partnership,” mentioned Jenny Niven, CEO of the Edinburgh Worldwide Ebook Pageant.
“We’re massively grateful to the agency for its appreciable assist over 20 years, together with by way of some difficult occasions for the pageant, an…
