2024 In Pictures

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31 December 2024

World Book Day

WFC staff, volunteers, Wigtown residents, booksellers and children dressed as their favourite book characters. Around 30 people stood in Wigtown Gardens, holding props, books and a large picture of the globe with the words 'World Book Day' printed on top.

Big DoG Children's Book Festival

Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve at the Big DoG Children's Book Festival Schools Gala Day. Both are wearing flamboyant clothing, holding their arms aloft. Out of focus in the foreground is an audience of children also holding their hands up.

Wigtown Book Festival Programme Launch

WBF 2024 Programme Launch PR image. Lee Randall, Peter MacQueen and Coinneach MacLeod at a picnic with baked goods and books.

10th anniversary of The Open Book

Five guests and volunteers stood in front of The Open Book, holding books and festival programmes.

Wigtown Book Festival

Cery Matthews, wearing a yellow jacket and yellow sunglasses, on stage at Wigtown Book Festival with chair person seated opposite, audience out-of-focus in foreground.
Sweeping vista of Wigtown Bay with a group of festival visitors stood at the end of a wooden walkway.
Portrait Alan Cumming Forbes Masson at Wigtown Book Festival

Big Wig Children's Book Festival

Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell Boyce speaking in front of a large audience of children and families at Big Wig Children's Book Festival

Anne Brown Essay Prize

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The Big DoG Schools Tour

Portrait of Chae Strathie, Ross MacKenzie and Alastair Chisholm holding books, as part of the Big DoG Schools Tour

Scottish Thistle Award for Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival

Six people on stage, including Operational Director Anne Barclay, Artistic Director Adrian Turpin holding an award, Chair of Wigtown Festival Company Cathy Agnew and three Scottish Thistle Award presenters.