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FREE PICTURE: Wigtown Book Festival 2018 Programme Launch, Scotland, 16/08/2018:
Packed Programme Unveiled for the 20th Wigtown Book Festival: 
Scotland’s National Book Town celebrates with 10 days of events and entertainment featuring authors, campaigners, comedians and poets - from 21st to 30th September (2018).
Highlights include broadcaster, writer and presenter Clare Balding, comedian Susan Calman who danced her way into the hearts of millions on Strictly, and bestselling author Patrick Gale. And there will also be a series of events as special celebrations for the National Book Town’s 20th festival.  Full information at: www.wigtownbookfestival.com
  Pictured launching the festival programme are (from left) local author Shaun Bythell (correct, who is also the owner of the town’s longest established bookshop, “The Bookshop”),  festival operations director Anne Barclay, and Wigtown authors Mike Morley and Mary Gladstone. Pictured with a rage of books by authors featured in this year's festival.
More information from:  Matthew Shelley, PR Consultant for Wigtown Book Festival - 07786 704 299 - matthew@scottishfestivalspr.org
 Photography for Wigtown Book Festival from: Colin Hattersley Photography - www.colinhattersley.com - cphattersley@gmail.com - 07974 957 388.
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