Relaunched Wigtown Poetry Prize Celebrates Scotland’s Richness of Languages
Prize marks United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages
New pamphlet prize reflecting the life of poet Alistair Reid
New association with StAnza...
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY RACE ACE ‘COULTHARD’ TO APPEAR AT BORDERS BOOK FESTIVAL – MELROSE
Sporting legends David Coulthard, Stephen Hendry, Bob Champion, Gregor Townsend andinspiring womenKate Humble, Ruth Davidson and Susan Calman are just some of the highlights at this summer’s Baillie Gifford...
World Book Night Book Giveaway In D&G Libraries
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Library Service is taking part in the annual national World Book Night on Tuesday 23 April. Books are being given...
Scottish International Storytelling Festival’s Community Programme to Hold National Story Exchange
Schools encouraged to take part in a Story Exchange on Wednesday 27 November
Community groups and libraries encouraged to apply for subsidy to...
DUMFRIES GETS SET TO WELCOME THE ‘BIG DOG’
Not long to go now until Big Dog arrives in Dumfries with his case stuffed with literary goodies for children of all ages –...
Wigtowns Big Bang Explores Scotland’s Future in the New Space Age
Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway - Scotland’s Book Town offers the universe in a nutshell. From high-tech satellites to the search for life on Mars...
Lockerbie Author Shaun Baines Nominated for The People’s Book Prize
AUTHOR Shaun Baines from is a Geordie expat who now lives in Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway. Shaun latest novel “Woodcutter” which was inspired by Dumfries...
Dumfriesshire Historian Claims it was the Cockpit of Southern Scotland
The author of the first complete history of Dumfriesshire will tell audiences at Wigtown Book Festival that the area was once the “cockpit of...
Dumfries and Galloway Provides the Perfect Setting for Crime Novels
Jackie Baldwin is a Scottish crime writer who lives and works in Dumfries and Galloway. Her debut crime novel, Dead Man’s Prayer, set in...
New Book Featuring Stunning Dumfriesshire Dales Set To Get You Walking
Over the last 18 months Moffat residents Darren Flint and Donald Greig, plus their trusty hound, Haggis, have walked the length and breadth of...