A very warm welcome

How to be happy. What whiskies to drink. How to be wrong. And how to write. How to be green. And to have green fingers. Who came before us. Where be monsters and why love hurts. Why the financial world stopped turning. How to juggle (and not just financially). How to be a pilgrim, an explorer, the perfect host. These are just some of the things you can discover at this year's Wigtown Book Festival.  But, just as importantly, you will find good company, fine food, wonderful bookshops and some of the most beautiful countryside in Scotland. We hope you stay a while.  Adrian Turpin, Festival Director

A word in your ear

We asked some of last year's writers to describe the Wigtown Festival in one word. This short film shows what the excitable bunch came up with.

 

Festival programme 2010

Booking is open. The full brochure can be downloaded as

a PDF here or browse the calendar on this page. Among

those taking part are Iain M Banks, Martin Bell, Alex Bellos, John Byrne, Martin Creed, Barbara Dickson, Ronald Frame, Janice Galloway, Andy Goram, Andrew Greig, Peter Hain, Anatole Kaletsky, Jackie Kay, Irma Kurtz, John Lanchester, Phyllida Law, Sally Magnusson, Allan Massie, Val McDermid, Candia McWilliam, Margo MacDonald, Gervase Phinn, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Ian Rankin, James Robertson, Eric Robson, Mona Siddiqui, Rupert Thomson and Barbara Trapido.

To book online, click on the calendar on this page.  Phone bookings can be made through the box office on 01988 403222.

If you don't already have the Adobe Reader software needed to download the PDF programme you can get it from Adobe, for free, by clicking on this link:

Accommodation update

Accommodation in and around Wigtown can get booked up quickly. But there are still plenty of places to stay if you know where to look. A good first port of call is Newton Stewart Tourist Information (01671 402431). In the unlikely event that you are still stuck, phone us on 01988 402036 and we will do what we can to help.

Become a festival friend

As a charity, Wigtown Book Festival depends on public support. You can help the festival by becoming a Friend for only £20 a year. Benefits include 10% off the cost of all events at the festival and an invitation to the launch party. To become a friend of the festival, please fill in and return this form to:

Wigtown Festival Company, County Buildings, Wigtown, DG8 9JH.

Alternatively, contact us on 01988 402036 or mail@wigtownbookfestival.com for a hard copy. Please make cheques payable to Wigtown Festival Company. Thank you.

 

“A must-attend event in Scotland’s cultural calendar”

One of the “best autumn festivals in the world”

Learn to write for the screen

For the first time, this year the festival hosts a screenwriting course. Develop your ideas into stories in this intensive course which takes place on the weekends of 25/26 September 2010 and 2/3 October 2010, from 10am-6pm. Cost: £250. Venue: Hillcrest House, Maidland Place, Station Rd, Wigtown DG8 9EU

For more info, visit the website at www.rbcft.co.uk. To apply, call Alice Stilgoe on 01387 263094 or send an email to Alice.Stilgoe@dumgal.gov.uk.

Writers’ Factory is funded by Creative Scotland and is co-ordinated by the Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland. www.writersfactory.co.uk

Our senior sponsors

For a full list of our funders and sponsors, please click here

Wigtown Festival Company
supports Wigtown Fairtrade Town

Wigtown Book Festival is a member of