Freedom Papers: Commissioned Writing

In 2018, we invited 51 authors to contribute to The Freedom Papers - a series of essays exploring ideas about freedom. First published in a 160-page supplement to Gutter Magazine, which became the highest selling title across the Book Festival's bookshops in August 2018, the essays can be read below.

Visit guttermag.co.uk to purchase a copy of The Freedom Papers.

Supported by the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund through Creative Scotland.

The Ascent of Woman
The Ascent of Woman
A Minor Incident in Amsterdam
A Minor Incident in Amsterdam
Іосіф / Iosif
Іосіф / Iosif
Educational Freedom
Educational Freedom
Freedom
Freedom
The Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Us
Narrative Freedoms: Four Fragments
Narrative Freedoms: Four Fragments
Cantona: A Love Story
Cantona: A Love Story
Only the Freedom of Fiction is Certain
Only the Freedom of Fiction is Certain
Freedom
Freedom
Freedom of Movement and What It Means in Europe
Freedom of Movement and What It Means in Europe
An Anti-Social Ride
An Anti-Social Ride
Kidnapped Freedoms
Kidnapped Freedoms
Untitled
Untitled
Freedom... We do not know it unless we practice it
Freedom... We do not know it unless we practice it
Freedom of Travel
Freedom of Travel
Freedom of Travel
Freedom of Travel
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
A Sentence for Freedom
A Sentence for Freedom
Libertad, palabra delgada, cáscara vacía / Freedom, fragile word, empty shell
Libertad, palabra delgada, cáscara vacía / Freedom, fragile word, empty shell