Wigtown Book Festival 2026
Wigtown, United Kingdom · 25 Sep – 4 Oct 2026 · T3 Niche
The Wigtown Book Festival is a ten-day literary festival held each autumn in Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The festival was first held in 1999 and has grown to be the second biggest book festival in Scotland.
- Language
- English
- Genres
- general lit
- Venue
- Wigtown
- Format
- in-person
- Founded
- 1999
- Duration (days)
- 10
- Next edition
- 25 Sep – 4 Oct 2026
- Author participation
- Programme guests; fringe; book-town retailer adjacency
- Attendance published by the festival
- 7500
- Audience
- In 2013, there were 7500 visitors to the festival, more than half of which were from outside Dumfries and Galloway.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: English
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: general lit
- Programme
- Programmes: 2004 2005 2006 2007 20112012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
- Awards
- The Anne Brown Prize has been given since 2021 for the best essay.
- Past editions
- 1970, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Sources
Bookshops and libraries
- 56a Infoshop · bookshop · London
- Alice Through The Looking Glass · bookshop · London
- Amana Trust Bookshop · bookshop · London
- Any Amount of Books · bookshop · London
- Architectural Association Bookshop · bookshop · London
- Art Books · bookshop · London
- Belgravia Books · bookshop · London
- Benjamin Spademan · bookshop · London
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