Tale-telling, Tongue-twisting Troubadour/KidLit Lover/Purveyor of Poetry/Resident Storyteller @WigtownBookFest /Patron of Reading /Lead Reader @Openbookreading
Wigtown 'Book Town' Scotland
Joined March 2009
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Wigtown Festival Company is welcoming the return of Isla Rosser-Owen as its new CEO – overseeing its much-loved annual book festival and the rest of its year-round programme. Read the full press release via the link below 👇
wigtownbookfestival.com/.../…...
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Over 160 calls for literary competitions & submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, & more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in July 2025. Best of luck & pls share!
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ALT Black and white photo of an open notebook and pen on a wooden table. Overlay text in white and green reads: Publishing Your Work - July 2025; Poetry & Writing Submissions - Journals, Competitions, Bursaries, Residencies. www.thisiswordbox.com
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1700 pupils in 38 schools across #dumfriesandgalloway
Last week @chaestrathie @RossAuthor @TaleTwisters and @alastair_ch joined us for the Big DoG Schools Tour to share their love of stories with children across our region.
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47% of surveys are spurious but we’ll take the win for Wigtown: Two Scottish towns revealed as best destinations for a writers' retreat - The Scotsman apple.news/ArLvyJtMKQOeksSFh…
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We needed to sing & share the love. Singers Sing an original song by Ian Cochrane @OldBankBooks in #wigtown
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Memories of Wigtown Book Festival 2024.
Fascinating books and fascinating people, coming together in our unique corner of the world to share ideas.
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We had a fabulous time with @PaulEnglishhack & his Mum Kathleen. I’ll be heading shortly to meet the next booksellers - wonder where they’re from?Watch this space @WigtownBookFest ‘s @openbookwigtown ! #booksellerlife #meetandgreet #wigtown
Inside The Sunday Post:
• @paulenglishhack heads to Wigtown to try his hand behind the counter at the bookshop volunteers flock from around the world to run
• Forgotten Dudley D Watkins work rediscovered
• Two Intrepid Ladies: The very first female foreign reporters
Renita Boyle retweeted
Shoutout to the Accessible Book and Story Festival - the first event of its kind in the UK. Join in on Fri 13 & Sat 14 Sep for a packed programme of skills-building workshops and discussions at the @ScotStoryCentre, Edinburgh.
Info: mykindofbook.org.uk/festival
#accessiblebookfest
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Congratulations to everyone listed.
Getting shortlisted for the Kelpies prize was such an important step on my road to publication - it meant recognition, encouragement, and best of all, new friends!
I hope it turns out to be the same for you.
We are absolutely delighted to announce the shortlist for the #KelpiesPrize for Writing 2024!
🏆Congratulations to @byjennybeech @callum_beesley @FLHerbert @ElvaHills @emac77 and @matthewjneilson! 🏆
Full details on our website: discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpie…
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📣Like to attend this year’s festival but would require financial support to do so?
⭐️Under 35?
💛 We are delighted to announce two @sheilatempleto1 bursary awards made possible through your support for our Crowd Funder
💰£250 plus expenses
Info👇🏻
weegaitherin.com/post/the-sh…
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Sounds amazing - incredible though that women artists - 400 years worth - even needs to be highlighted.
Next step is to start naming the countless women who feature in men’s work eg “girl in a hat”.
Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain review.
theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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This wee poetry festival is a phenomenon - free to attend, and bona fide radical as a platform for all poets, young or ancient, renowned or unknown, to read and perform. All donations towards its aims - small change or mega-bucks - much appreciated
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/theweega…
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Terrible news about the cancellation of @AyeWrite and Wee Write. Times are tough but the lack of will to sustain a flagship event in Scotland’s largest city is wretched, and casts a shadow over the whole sector.
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Brilliant turnout for the first @BigDoGFest Schools Gala Day session. #dumfries families can join in the fun at the public event tomorrow. Book at tickets.wigtownbookfestival.…
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Over 150 calls for submissions of #poetry #fiction #flash #nonfiction #art #photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in March 2024. Best of luck & pls share! #amwriting #callsforsubmissions thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-bl…
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Welcome to Big DoG 2024! A big thanks to our partners @DGArtsFest @playtalkread @PAMIS_Scotland @MoatBrae and @midstquarter for helping us put together another weekend of stories for Dumfries. View the full programme at bit.ly/bigdogprogramme
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It's here! Over 160 calls for submissions of #poetry #fiction #flash #nonfiction #art #photography & more - competitions, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in February 2024. Best of luck & pls share! #amwriting thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-bl…
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Newly updated! Find over *80!!* publishers actively accepting children's books from #unagented writers! Additional 25 houses with limited windows. Updated 1/12/24 #amwriting #kidlit BitsyKemper.com/publishers
