Authors, illustrators and storytellers from all over the country will be joining Big Wig – a large, friendly blue creature who lives in the woods – for the annual children’s book festival named in her honour. Among them will be Alan Windram, from near Oban, who will...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A special event celebrating modern Scottish sculpture and featuring internationally renowned speakers from the arts world is to be held at one of the country’s finest stately homes. Exploring Modern Scottish Sculpture @ Marchmont House, on 21 September, also offers...
The 21st annual Wigtown Book Festival is set to welcome a rich variety of writers, broadcasters and others – and is unveiling new attractions like the Wigtown Feasts. Among those taking part this year are Kirtsy Wark, Arabella Weir, Kerry Hudson, Sinead Gleeson,...
Six major festivals and sporting events will give visitors the chance to enjoy the food, drink, culture and countryside of Dumfries and Galloway in all its rich variety. There’s everything from top-flight cycle racing and motorsport through to the finest foods from...
The curtain has fallen on the third Army@TheFringe, with the venue celebrating the critical success of its five shows. This weekend also saw the awarding of three Lustrum Awards for “best festival moments” by Robert McDowell, Director of Summerhall. These went to: ...
