Dear Festival Goer,
Welcome to July. We hope you're enjoying the fantastic weather we've been having. Work on the Festival programme is gathering pace with plans for it to be ready in early August. This month we have a sneak preview of authors who will be attending the Children's Festival, a call-out for exhibitors for The Autumn Kist and a range of opportunities for being part of the Festival.
Children's Programme
We're very excited to be sharing some news with you about some returning authors to this year's Children's Festival. Philip Ardagh and Chae Strathie will be back in Wigtown to delight our younger visitors. Philip writes for the 7+ age group and is best known for his Eddie Dickens series. Younger readers will be familiar with Chae and his book, Jumblebum, which earlier this year won the Scottish Children's Book Award Bookbug Readers prize.
26th September - 5th October
Applications are now open for The Autumn Kist, which will run for the duration of the Festival. If you are a local, regional or national food & drink producer, artist or craft maker and would like to exhibit, please get in touch with Claire Nash onclaire@wigtownbookfestival.com or 01988 402036.
87 Miles
Saturday 12th July, 7pm
Ryan Centre, Stranraer, £3
87 Miles is a new piece of daring youth theatre capturing snapshots of overheard stories, memories and tall tales. It has been written via a collaboration between Toonspeak Young People's Theatre, Glasgow and Ryan Youth Theatre. After a series of workshops between young people in Ayr and Stranraer (87 miles apart), the final performance looks set to be a great night out.
Tickets can be purchased from the Ryan Centre by calling 01776 703535.
Theatre Summer School
The Dream Manifesto, Swallow Theatre Children's and Young People's Summer School
4-8 August, County Buildings, Wigtown, £10.
Victoria Beesley, a Glasgow-based director and performer, will lead a drama workshop and Summer School, which will culminate in a performance of an original piece of theatre put together by the participants. The adults are gone and the young people are in charge of crafting a new world order. What will it look like? Come along and find out...
Contact The Swallow Theatre for more information on 01988 850368.
Here are some opportunities to be part of the Festival this autumn.
Sound, visual and lighting tender - deadline 14th July.
Catering tender - deadline 14th July.
Festival Events Asssistant Placement - run by Project Scotland.
Event Sponsorship - do you run a business that would benefit from being associated with Wigtown Book Festival? Would you like to sponsor an event? Contact Claire Nash on claire@wigtownbookfestival.com or 01988 402036.
Keeping the Social in Social Media
Keep in touch with us, let us know your news and find out what we're up to, too. We update our Facebook page and Twitter feed regularly with different content so it's well worth signing up to both!
Sound, visual and lighting tender - deadline 14th July.
Catering tender - deadline 14th July.
Festival Events Asssistant Placement - run by Project Scotland.
Event Sponsorship - do you run a business that would benefit from being associated with Wigtown Book Festival? Would you like to sponsor an event? Contact Claire Nash on claire@wigtownbookfestival.com or 01988 402036.
Keeping the Social in Social Media
Keep in touch with us, let us know your news and find out what we're up to, too. We update our Facebook page and Twitter feed regularly with different content so it's well worth signing up to both!
Wigtown Festival Company is limited by guarantee with charitable status. Charity number SC037984
Wigtown Festival Company, County Buildings, Wigtown, DG8 9JH. 01988 402036.
Wigtown Festival Company, County Buildings, Wigtown, DG8 9JH. 01988 402036.
