Wider audience for Wigtown young adult books

By Peter Ranscombe | September 28, 2020

WIGTOWN YA, the UK’s largest young adult literature festival, continues this week as part of the wider online Wigtown Book Festival. This week’s virtual speakers include Dean Atta talking about The Black Flamingo, Catherine Bruton presenting No Ballet Shoes in Syria and Michelle Thomas explaining My Sh*t Therapist. Previous online events can also be watched…

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Wigtown Book Festival reveals line-up

By Peter Ranscombe | September 7, 2020

WIGTOWN Book Festival has unveiled its online programme, which includes the world premier of author Alexander McCall Smith’s Ninian’s Gift song cycle Other highlights across the ten-day virtual festival include Alastair Campbell, Maggie O’Farrell, and Andrew Marr. More than 80 guests will take part in the festival, which aims to promote local businesses affected by…

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Captain Corelli writer brings his own mandolin

By Kenny Smith | September 24, 2018

The writer of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin was in Scotland over the weekend as a guest of the Wigtown Book Festival. Louis de Bernieres, famed for writing the novel which was later adapted for the big screen and starring Nicolas Gage, not only spoke but played and sang at this year’s festival in Dumfries and Galloway.…

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£26.5million plan to put Stranraer back on the map

By Kenny Smith | June 19, 2018

A plan to regenerate a Scottish town and make it a tourist destination has passed it first hurdle. Members of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Stranraer Waterfront Development team met with the Wigtown Area Committee to discuss the development, work carried out and options for the future. The master plan for the area clearly set out…

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