The Book Festival Blog
Thanks for joining us for our 25th festival.
Watch the video below to see Wigtown transform from a struggling town in the late nineties to a thriving tourist destination
Wigtown Poetry Prize 2023
Anne Brown Essay Prize
Celebrating 25 Years
Wigtown Book Festival in Numbers
Support Us
The Ghost Ship
The Bookshop Band
We were thrilled to welcome Kate Mosse to Wigtown Book Festival 2023, introducing her new book with a song by The Bookshop Band.
Find us in Wigtown, Scotland’s National Book Town
Designated Scotland's National Book Town in 1998 - by an international panel - Wigtown is home to a community of booksellers and literary events.
'The sort of festival people become possessive about'
- The Guardian
More than just a festival: what we do
Since the first Wigtown Book Festival in 1999, we have expanded to become an energetic arts organisation working through the year to deliver a programme of literature development activities in the Dumfries & Galloway region of south-west Scotland.
For Children and Families
Keep up to date with news on our year-round activities for children and families.
Writing Opportunities
Join the Writers' Room, our newsletter for writers, and keep up to date with upcoming writing opportunities and events.