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Bbc Radio 1’s Gemma Cairney To Talk About Her Book

FORMER BBC Radio 1 presenter and agony aunt Gemma Cairney is heading to Dumfries and Wigtown tomorrow Wednesday the 29th of November 2017 to...

New Children’s Picture Book From Galloway Publisher Curly Tale Books

The magic of how a winter wonderland is created will be revealed in a new children's picture book. Nip Nebs is the Scots name for...
Celebrate Book Week 2017

Dumfries and Galloway Gets Set to Celebrate Book Week 2017

Dumfries and Galloway Council is holding a variety of events to celebrate Book Week Scotland 2017 , featuring books, chocolate, gin, and tea parties. A...
Famous Writers

Ten-Year-Old Author Stars Alongside Famous Writers at Wigtown Book Festival

Mairi Hedderwick, Debi Gliori and Vivian French joined by Prestwick schoolgirl in Wigtown’s drive to nurture young readers and writers This year’s Wigtown Book Festival...
Gavin Esler

Gavin Esler to Present the 2017 The Wigtown Book Festival Magnusson Lecture

This year’s Wigtown Book Festival Magnusson Lecture sees former Newsnight presenter Gavin Esler discuss the collapse of trust in government and the use of...

Scottish Book Trust Launches Search for Teen Writers & Illustrators

Scottish Book Trust has launched a search for Scottish teens who want to develop their talents in creative writing or illustration, and help to...
BBC Poet

Dumfries and Galloway Writer Named BBC Poet in Residence

A writer who lives and works in Dumfries and Galloway has been named as BBC Scotland’s Poet in Residence for 2017-18. Stuart A Paterson lives...
GLENCAPLE

FRENCH AUTHOR HEADS TO GLENCAPLE TO RIDE THE NITH BORE

French tidal bore expert Antony “YEP” Colas has been studying the phenomenon  for the last 20 years. Antony is currently writing his second book about all bores...

Wigtownshire Writer Hazel Stevens Launches Her Children’s Book

Hazel Stevens, born in North Yorkshire, now lives with her husband Andrew near the Book Town of Scotland – Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway. She...
GALLOWAY POET

GALLOWAY POET IS SOLE SCOTTISH CONTRIBUTOR TO NEW AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY

A New American book “Hers”  focusing on poems that address women’s issues features poetry from Dumfries and Galloway 'Stuart Paterson' from Sandyhills. Stuart told DGWGO...