Ounce Dice Trice is an artist-led trail that will take place during Wigtown Book Festival 2026. The trail will celebrate Whithorn-born writer and poet Alastair Reid, in the centenary of his birth, by ‘playing’ with language from his book of the same name.
Festival visitors can expect to enjoy whimsical and imaginative words such as Ounce, Dice and Trice interpreted by local artists and businesses displayed throughout the town. Artists throughout the area have chosen one of Alastair Reid’s fun words to interpret in their own artistic style and these will be dotted around Wigtown Book Festival (25 Sep–4 Oct 2026). There will be artworks of many types including prints, textiles, window vinyls and larger scale indoor and outdoor art representing words such as BEFUDDLED, JIGGERY POKERY and OOSE. You can even join in a brand new WIGGLE dance! Simply pick up a trail booklet from Number Twenty-Six and try to find everything on it for a chance of winning a £50 book voucher.