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Wigtown Weathers the Storms with Vibrant and Successful Book Festival

Final weekend welcomes adventurers, royal butlers, crime writers, comedians and TV stars.

6 Oct 2025
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Author Louis D Hall Mounts Louie The Horse For Book Festival Ride Into Wigtown

Whithorn pony carries namesake author round Book Town and Louise Minchin discusses her thriller set on a Scottish island.

5 Oct 2025
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Thai Female Elvis Singer and Glasgow Former Punk Scoop Poetry Awards

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.

4 Oct 2025
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Former NATO Secretary General Says UK Should Be Seriously Worried About Biological Warfare

George Robertson says our democracy is precious and must be defended.

3 Oct 2025
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Former Tory Chancellor’s Respect for Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Sir Jeremy Hunt highlights positives of immigration but calls on PM to press for revision of human rights rules.

2 Oct 2025
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What Authors Like about Wigtown Book Festival

A short video by John Nolan

2 Oct 2025
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Wigtown Book Festival

A Ten Day Celebration of Books
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Wigtown Book Town

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Wigtown Poetry Prizes

20 years of Scotland's International Poetry Competition
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The Anne Brown Essay Prize

£1500 for the best literary essay by a writer in or from Scotland
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'The sort of festival people become possessive about'

- The Guardian