Oct 6, 2025
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...
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 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...
Sep 18, 2025
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...
