Wigtown Book Festival 2025:
26 September - 5 October
Box Office: 01988 403 222
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26 September - 5 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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Exclusive Interview with Author Gillian Shirreffs

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Exclusive Interview with Author Sara Stewart

As a young woman Sara Stewart boarded a cargo boat, posing as the captain’s niece, and sailed for Latin America.

20 Aug 2025
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2025 Poetry Prizes Shortlist

Twentieth Annual Wigtown Prizes Attract ‘Galaxy of Poets’

8 Aug 2025
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