Sep 16, 2019
For the first time a poem in Scots has won the annual £1,500 international Wigtown Prize for poetry. Shiftin, by Mhairi Owens, was among entries from poets from as far afield as the USA, China, Canada and Ecuador, writing in English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic. This...
Sep 13, 2019
Veteran international war correspondent and photojournalist David Pratt has been invited to deliver this year’s Magnusson Lecture at the Wigtown Book Festival. Over the past four decades he has offered understanding and insights into the people and the tumultuous...
Sep 10, 2019
This Hallowe’en the doors are being opened on a largely forgotten Dumfries building. The proprietors are inviting you to The Feast – somewhere in central Dumfries. In October the award-winning Bunbury Banter Theatre Company, in association with Grid Iron, Surge and...
Sep 10, 2019
Essayist Sinéad Gleeson is determined that the Ireland her daughter inherits will be better, more equal and more just than it has been for women of any previous generation. Her hugely praised first book Constellations explores life in a human body from its entry to...
Aug 29, 2019
The 2019 Fringe has been our most successful yet on several fronts – including the reviews of shows we represented. I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical notched up a jaw dropping 16 ★★★★★ reviews plus around four ★★★★. They were also sixth on The List’s table of...
