Wigtown Book Festival 2026:
25 September - 4 October
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25 September - 4 October
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A view of a double fronted old stone house in Wigtown, Scotland's National Book Town. Wigtown bay and the Galloway hills in the distance.
Wigtown is held up to the rest of Scotland as an example of how to reinvigorate a regional economy.

John Walsh, The Independent

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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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