Wigtown Book Festival

17/06/2026

🧐🔎📖 We are celebrating Independent Bookshop Week with a SCAVENGER HUNT AT NUMBER TWENTY-SIX BOOKSHOP Wigtown Festival Books !

There are three clues to help you find the chosen book. If you find the book you'll get 10% off all book sales! Children will receive a Big Wig badge too!

The Booksellers Association
Books Are My Bag
Scottish Book Trust

12/06/2026

📚🌐 Ahead of Independent Booksellers Week (starting tomorrow), we now have a handful of titles from our Number Twenty-six bookshop on our website homepage!

https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/

As well as purchasing books online, you can browse our shelves at Number Twenty-six on South Main Street, Wigtown Mondays - Saturdays 10am - 4pm.

The Booksellers Association
Scottish Book Trust
Wigtown Festival Books

10/06/2026

🌟📚 Visit our neighbours! Star-studded line-up to attract thousands to Melrose tomorrow through to Sunday. 📚🌟

Sam Heughan, Nicola Sturgeon, Alan Titchmarsh and Steph McGovern are just a few of the award-winning writers, high profile politicians, TV and film celebrities attending this year’s Borders Book Festival.

The programme packs in fiction, live music, history, stand-up comedy, illustration, poetry, cookery, children’s stories and activities as well as serious global issues and debate, ensuring something for everyone to enjoy. For those unable to attend, many events are also available to watch online.

Harmony Garden and Orchard provide a beautiful backdrop in full bloom, where festival goers can find a peaceful spot to read, buy a book and have it signed, or find refreshment at the bars, food village, ice cream and coffee stops. Over the weekend, children’s events, and a large market selling local artisan products add to the unique atmosphere that the festival is renowned for.

The Borders Book Festival runs 11th to 14th June, with tickets available from
www.bordersbookfestival.org or by calling Citizen Ticket on 0131 290 2112.

07/06/2026

📣✍ Anne Brown Essay Prize entries close at midnight on 15 June ✍📣.

We are inviting fresh, insightful, short-form writing from writers aged over 16 and resident in Scotland, born in Scotland or with a longstanding association with Scotland.

🟡 The word limit is 4000.

🔵 Essays may be on any subject.

🟡 There is no entry fee.

🔵 Deadline midnight 15th June 2026.

For more information, head to our website 👇.
https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/blog/anne-brown-essay-prize-2022

06/06/2026

🥰 Here is just a small handful of our 100+ incredible volunteers who give their time to support our Wigtown Festival Books bookshop, the book festival, and our year round events and activities.

Wigtown Festival Company could not exist without their dedication, expertise and enthusiasm. Thank you 🫶.

Volunteers' Week
Volunteer Scotland

04/06/2026

📣💬🧡 Here's what some of our incredible volunteers say about their volunteering experience with us.

Volunteer Scotland
Volunteers' Week

03/06/2026

✍️ This fun writing event is on this evening at The Open Book!

We will be open from 2pm - 5pm today, and then hosting a fun little writing event early evening! Please stop by and say hi, and if you feel an itch in your imagination, stop in later for some Tea and Tiny Tales!

03/06/2026

How stunning is this garden? 😍🌼🪻🌺🌸🪴🌳

We're looking forward to the Open Garden Event this Sunday 7 June at 2pm, at May Farm, Port William, DG8 9RP

You can book your tickets here 👇🎟
https://tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales/events/year-round-events/open-garden-afternoon