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DGWGO S.R.Crockett Monthly – Celebrating first and last with the Galloway Raiders

  Two years ago on April 16th a small group of people met at the Crockett Memorial in Laurieston to commemorate the 100th anniversary of...

Authors of Tomorrow Sought by Scottish Book Trust

  Scottish Book Trust has announced that applications for the New Writers Awards 2017 are now open, providing a unique opportunity for 10 unpublished writers...

New Writing Campaign to Uncover Scots’ Hidden Secrets

Scottish Book Trust has launched an exciting new writing project to encourage people to write about a secret they would like to share or...

D&G AUTHOR ‘KAREN CAMPBELL’ TO HOLD WATERSTONES EVENT, DUMFRIES

Popular Galloway author Karen Campbell launches the paperback of her recent contemporary fiction, Rise, in  Dumfries this month. Rise is Karen’s sixth novel in a...

DGWGO S.R.CROCKETT MONTHLY/ HERE BE SMUGGLERS

This month’s Crockett reading challenge is all about smugglers. Smuggling provided a rich seam for Crockett, and not just in his 18th century novels.,...

DGWGO FEATURED AUTHOR/ ROLF BUWERT – HAGGIS HUNTING, A SHORT STORY

  Rolf Buwert will launch his latest book publication ‘Haggis Hunting, a short history’, at Houston's the butchers, Greenbrae Loaning, Dumfries at 10 am -...

FAVOURITE SCOTTISH CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF 2016 REVEALED

Simon Puttock, Ross MacKenzie and Danny Weston were announced as the winners of the 2016 Scottish Children’s Book Awards during a special ceremony at...

BOOK REVEALING A FORGOTTEN PART OF D&G HISTORY IS BACK IN PRINT

  History buffs in Dumfries and Galloway are celebrating following the success of an online petition to get a book about the Lowland Clearances back...

DGWGO S.R CROCKETT MONTHLY/FEBRUARY 2016, COMPLETING THE TRILOGY

Main picture: A dangerous place © D.Wilcox In February we conclude our challenge to read all three of The Raiders Trilogy with ‘The Dark o’...

DGWGO S.R.CROCKETT MONTHLY/ New Year, New Challenges or ‘Good things come in trilogies.’

A long time ago in a Galloway far away, before Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings, there was another trilogy. Few people...