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 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…
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 –…
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…
Andrea On Award List
Multi award-winning Andrea Wulf is now on the shortlist for the Baillie Gifford 2026 Prize, joining five other authors in…
Curiosity of the Mind
More than a quarter of young people in the UK now suffer a mental disorder, while one in four adults…
A Call To Action
We live in an age of extremes with populist leaders setting the agenda and autocracies on the march. Meanwhile the…