Oct 5, 2025
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...
Oct 5, 2025
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...
Sep 28, 2025
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...
Sep 22, 2025
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...
Sep 19, 2025
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...
