Wigtown Book Festival was the winner of the South of Scotland Thistle Award for Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival.

03/10/24

Adrian Turpin, Wigtown Book Festival Creative Director said:

"Being chosen as a Thistle Awards winner is a genuine honour and underlines the value of our book festival in generating sustainable tourism and economic benefits, in one of Scotland’s poorest rural areas, through an event that has grown to become a much-loved part of Scotland's cultural calendar.”

The South of Scotland Thistle Awards is organised by South of Scotland Destination Alliance.