Wigtown Book Festival

08/09/2026

🪦💀📖 Bre Martin - Kirkyard Chronicles.

🎟 https://tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales/events/festival-2026/bre-martin---kirkyard-chronicl

Discover the extraordinary tales of people resting in peace in Galloway’s churchyards, as Wigtown Bookseller Bre Martin reminds us that the most remarkable stories are sometimes found in the quietest of places.

New Chapter Books

07/09/2026

🚌🚌🚌 There are still tickets left for our Shuttle Stories D&G bus service to and from Wigtown Book Festival.

Thanks for the share, Houston's Coaches!

07/09/2026

💼🍯 IS PADDINGTON BETTER THAN POOH? 🐻‍

It’s a truly polarising issue, one that could divide families, communities and nations – is Paddington better than Pooh, or any of the other fictional bears? Melanie Ramdarshan Bold and Aishwarya Subramanian fire the first volley in the debate.

Melanie will be at the festival to discuss their book Please Look After this Bear which looks at how a 1950s marmalade-loving Peruvian refugee became a global symbol for the 21st century UK.

🎟 Read the full blog post and book tickets for Melanie's event 👇
https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/blog/paddinton-bear

04/09/2026

Second in a weekly series of poetry essays in The Scotsman, Michael Mullen says "the power of the Scots language lies in its diversity."

https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/books/michael-mullen-the-power-of-the-scots-language-lies-in-its-diversity-8958043?fbclid=IwY2xjawUHpI1wZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVV4dE51a2dwSFFWUE9BVWpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeWUI82aMBAFvSF8JB4Lzf3fhyAhQ3V57IQAkYirVulBZSabjdJFrwdBbFzoc_aem_BtrW-51tSyrftYkM6v03YQ

Michael Mullen: 'the power of the Scots language lies in its diversity'

04/09/2026

🌟✍🖋 War, Marriage and Folk Festivals - Ten Essay Prize Finalists Unveiled 🖋✍🌟

The £1,500 prize and trophy will be awarded during a special event on Sunday 4 October at Bladnoch Distillery during Wigtown Book Festival.

See the shortlisted writers and read the full article on our website 👇

https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/blog/anne-brown-essay-prize-2026-finalists-revealed

03/09/2026

📽🍿🎬🎞 Books are just the beginning...check out our FILM SCREENINGS at Wigtown Book Festival this year! 👇

🎟 https://tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales/categories/film

Driftwood Cinema has joined forces with Wigtown Book Festival to present a curated selection of films with literary links and sessions with filmmakers exploring aspects of the industry.

The screenings will take place in The Merse in Wigtown, with the exception of Refugia: A Celtic Rainforest, which is being shown at the fabulous Newton Stewart Cinema.

03/09/2026

🌟📖 Other ways to enjoy Wigtown Book Festival 📖🌟

✅ STANDBY DAY PASS - For £25 visitors can gain entry to any event with available seating, on the day or pass purchased.
👉 https://tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales/products/memberships-and-day-passes/standby-day-pass-2026

✅ FAMILY DAY PASS - For only £25 the Family Day Pass enables a family of up to five people full access to Big Wig children's event throughout the day.
👉 https://tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales/products/memberships-and-day-passes/family-day-pass-2026

✅ POT LUCK TICKETS - Take your chances on a pot luck ticket (priced £2), selected at random for any event at any time on the day you choose.
👉 https://tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales/events/festival-2026/pot-luck-tickets

✅ FREE EVENTS FOR UNDER 26s

✅ FREE CARER TICKETS