Competition Winners
The winners of the 2026 International Competitions have now been announced following an exciting afternoon of Poetry Readings and Prize…
Thanks To Our Photo Team
Many thanks to our new team of photographers who have been covering all the events across the nine days of…
2026 Open Poetry Results
Congratulations to Laura Strickland for her winning entry I Have A Polaroid Of Me in the Open Poetry Competition. I have…
2026 Short Story Results
Congratulations to Andrei Romanov for their winning entry Sonechko in the Short Story Competition. Our thanks go to the shortlist…
2026 Book for Children Results
Congratulations to Ruth Stevenson for her winning entry The Lost Selkie Queen in the Book for Children Competition. Our thanks…
2026 Young Poets Results
Congratulations to Silas Mitchell for their winning entry, The Second Trip, in this year’s Young Poets Competition. The Second Trip…
Festival Fun for Year 6
Helen Rutter, children’s author and comedian, will have brought laughter and learning to more than 1,000 local youngsters from local…
Unravelling Fragile Minds
Dr Gavin Francis, who is speaking at the Festival on Thursday, has just been shortlisted for the prestigious Saltires –…
Women Take to the BBC
Four of our fascinating female speakers who are appearing at this year’s Festival are currently featured on BBC Radio Sounds….
Repertoire Of Rice
Foodies will get the chance to explore delicious rice-based recipes with Malaysian-born chef Ping Coombes at the Festival’s Saturday morning…