Artists and makers from across Dumfries and Galloway are inviting the public to see and buy original handmade art and craft at this year’s Upland made. Established in 2021 (as the Winter Craft Fair) it has grown into a highly popular chance to meet members of the...
Unleash your inner magic – MagicFest, Edinburgh’s annual avalanche of illusion, sleight of hand, mystery and laughter. And this year it celebrates reaching sweet 16 with two highly innovative world premieres, plus Kevin Quantum’s ever-popular Christmas Show and...
Despite the ravages of Storm Amy, Wigtown Book Festival saw an increase in ticket sales after a sparkling 10 days of events. Thousands also came into Scotland’s National Book Town to enjoy free events like the annual festival fireworks, which launch the festival each...
When Louis D Hall headed for Wigtown Book Festival there was only one possible way he could come into town – on horseback. The author’s own mount, Sasha, was taking a well-earned rest after the 111-day, 2,000-mile trek over Europe which was the basis for his book In...
The 2025 Wigtown International Poetry Prize was last night awarded to Thai English teacher Molly Thapviwat – who travelled from her home in Bangkok to be in Scotland’s National Book Town for the ceremony. Thapviwat’s winning entry for the £1,500 prize is What We Did...
Wigtown Book Festival got underway with an appearance from Justin Currie, singer with the Scottish band Del Amitri, who spoke about the challenges of living with Parkinson’s disease. Currie, who was in discussion with former BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones, who also...
Visit Wigtown Book Festival and you might find yourself appearing in a new Scottish movie billed as “a love letter” to Scotland’s National Book Town. Wigtown’s biggest-ever 10-day annual festival of literature and storytelling kicks off this Friday with more than 230...
An eight-strong shortlist has been unveiled for the 2025 Anne Brown Essay Prize – which champions excellence in short non-fiction by writers from Scotland. The £1,500 prize and trophy will be awarded during a special event on Sunday 28 September at Bladnoch Distillery...
Can AI allow us to resurrect Charles Dickens? Wigtown Book Festival and author Philip Ardagh aim to find out with an experiment to bring back one of the greatest authors of all time. This special event will see how convincing artificial intelligence can be when asked...
Wigtown Book Festival has come full circle as its original birthplace has become its new HQ, just in time for the 2025 event. Wigtown Festival Company (WFC) has just completed a hight-speed flit from 11 North Main Street to 26 South Main Street to benefit visitors at...
