Thirsty Lunch has been supported since 2004 by private and corporate donations, as well as by support from our Friends of Thirsty Lunch. We are pleased to host events free of charge because of these donations, and we would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this.

Thirsty Lunch grew out of our wish to help bring together members of the public interested in books, literature, poetry or music with some of the best of Scotland's writers and performers for informal readings and discussions.

Although we've profiled several more famous names, we delight in programming successful but lesser known writers in all genres (novels, history, travel, poetry), often published by Scottish companies such as Argyll Books, Luath Press, Mercat Press and Koo Press.

Our sponsors and friends of Thirsty Lunch are listed on this page, and we raise our glass to them for their great work in making this happen!

Thirsty Lunch 2004 was sponsored by :

8HWE www.8hwe.com

Thirsty Lunch 2006 was sponsored by

8HWE www.8hwe.com
Sarah Hughes
Richard Sharp
Arlene Addison
Leslie Deans
Peter Grant of Grant Management www.grantmanagement.co.uk
Ali Moir and Ken Nicholson
The Royal Bank of Scotland www.rbs.co.uk
SCA Packaging Edinburgh www.scapackaging.co.uk

Friends of Thirsty Lunch

We are delighted to thank the following Friends of Thirsty Lunch

Andy Crumey, Eve Crumey, Eddie Gibbons, Dave Mackay, James Robertson, Jan Stewart, Alan Stewart, John Aberdein, Arlene Addison, Jo Johannesson, Anne Mackenzie, David Johannesson, Karen Johannesson, Emma Johannesson. Andrew Mackenzie, Richard and Jane Sharpe, Sarah Hughes, Leslie Deans, Peter Grant, Alexander of Macedon, Anne Marie Narayana Neil and Elaine Martin, Helena Nelson, Hannah Rudiman, Penny Wotherspoon, Mary Campbell