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Wigtown Book Festival 2025 | 26 Sep - 5 Oct
Held in Scotland's National Book Town, Wigtown Book Festival is a ten day celebration of stories, set in the breath-taking landscape of Galloway, South West Scotland. With a prestigious cast of authors, journalists, broadcasters, poets, performers and storytellers visiting each year, in a town that boasts more books than people, our Festival merges scale with small town charm.
Video by Colin Tennant
Wigtown Book Festival 2025 | 26 Sep - 5 Oct
Held in Scotland's National Book Town, Wigtown Book Festival is a ten day celebration of stories, set in the breath-taking landscape of Galloway, South West Scotland. With a prestigious cast of authors, journalists, broadcasters, poets, performers and storytellers visiting each year, in a town that boasts more books than people, our Festival merges scale with small town charm.
Video by Colin Tennant








![Ross MacKenzie || The Otherwhere Emporium [AGES 8-12]
Blue Peter Book Award Winner Ross MacKenzie leads us back inside The Nowhere Emporium one last time. The magic has changed, the Carnival of Wonders has fallen into disrepair and the soul of Daniel’s greatest adversary, trapped in the Emporium, leaves a path of destruction in his wake. What has happened to Daniel Holmes and can Mirren find him before the shop, and everyone inside it, is lost forever? Join the creator of The Nowhere Emporium, Ross MacKenzie as he chats with author Vivian French about the final chapter in this magical trilogy.
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You or your teacher can send questions to Ross before or during the event [questions@wigtownbookfestival.com] for a Q&A session at the end. Ross MacKenzie || The Otherwhere Emporium [AGES 8-12]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LpsbYQd9k8s/mqdefault.jpg)

