General book festival person @wigtownbookfest. Mainly here for the books, baking reels & cat pics. Views own.
Isle of Islay, Scotland
Joined May 2012
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Trains cancelled and road warnings as Scotland prepares for Storm Boelo bbc.in/48cMqlh
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‼📚📖 Last chance to apply! The deadline for applications for our 2027 Festival Programmer is Sunday 18 October 2026 at 23:59‼.
Please find the full details on the Opportunities page on our website ⬇️
wigtownbookfestival.com/oppo…
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'What day is it?' asked Pooh.
'It’s our BIRTHDAY.' squeaked Piglet.
'My favourite day.' said Pooh.
Happy 100th BIRTHDAY to Pooh and the gang! 🎂🎉
Pooh and his friends first appeared on the 14th October 1926 in #WinnieThePooh by A.A. Milne.
#WinnieThePooh100 #onthisday
ALT Tigger, Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore all reading about themselves on the sofa at Orkney Library & Archive
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Are you a talented festival programmer who can help us deliver Wigtown Book Festival’s trademark quirk? If you’re interested in programming next year’s festival, find out more here 👇
wigtownbookfestival.com/oppo…
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📖📚 We are beginning to look for an experienced, senior-level Festival Programmer to curate and deliver Wigtown Book Festival 2027. Please do get in touch if you’d like to find out more.
wigtownbookfestival.com/oppo…
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They left yesterday.
None in the garage last night.
8,000miles, bound for southern Africa.
I always feel melancholy when they leave.
Safe journey, you wee beauties.
See you next year. 💙🙏🌍
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⏰ 2 WEEKS TO GO until Wigtown Book Festival! 🥳
📆 25 Sep - 4 Oct
🎟 tickets.wigtownbookfestival.…
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🌟✍🖋 War, Marriage and Folk Festivals - Ten Essay Prize Finalists Unveiled 🖋✍🌟
The £1,500 prize will be awarded on 4 Oct during Wigtown Book Festival.
See the shortlisted writers and read the full article on our website 👇
wigtownbookfestival.com/blog…
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The first in a weekly series of poetry essays in @TheScotsman, @shugmcmillan sets out to answer a question put to him in the pub: ‘What’s the point of poets and poetry in a world going to hell in a handcart?’ scotsman.com/arts-and-cultur…
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⏰ 4 WEEKS TO GO until Wigtown Book Festival!
📆 25 Sep - 4 Oct
🎟 tickets.wigtownbookfestival.…
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Why not ditch the car and jump aboard our Story Buses to #WigtownBookFestival? Each bus (from Lockerbie, Dumfries, Castle Douglas, Newton Stewart, Stranraer & Wigtown) will feature storytellers to entertain you while you enjoy the view outside. 👇
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BIG WIG CHILDREN'S EVENTS
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There’s lots of fun in store this autumn at the Big Wig Children’s Literature Festival as part of the Wigtown Book Festival 🩵
Starting on 26 September, there’s a packed programme of events, for children aged 0-12.
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“This year’s programme by the brilliant Lee Randall is a sweet shop of irresistible goodies. There’s something to stir nostalgia, spark curiosity, challenge assumptions, and send you happily down unexpected paths.” 10 recommendations from our CEO:
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Happy #InternationalCatDay ❤️
Cats are amazing and beautiful creatures. There are so many that are unwanted and in rescue centres now. Save one. And they might save you. #AlleyCats
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🌟🌟🌟📚 BILL PATERSON, LUCY PORTER, SAM HEUGHAN Among Wigtown Book Festival’s Line Up 📚🌟🌟🌟
This year’s Wigtown Book Festival will feature more than 250 events in Scotland’s National Book Town.
Read the full press release here 👇
wigtownbookfestival.com/blog…
