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Success for Dalbeattie’s first book festival
Netherby Hall to host intimate jazz evening with acclaimed musician Dave Toule
Wigtown bookseller Shaun Bythell marks 25 years with a new diary book
Wigtown bookseller uncovers forgotten local lives in Kirkyard Chronicles
Finalists selected for the 2026 Anne Brown Essay Prize
Colin Blanchard on his work, his artistic curiosity and journey into printing
Alison McWhirter continues to wow the art world with her work
A ceramicist and teacher at Stranraer Academy, Hannah Thomson
Alex Leslie on his debut crime thriller Pretty Valuable Things
A profound international collaboration between Dumfries and Japan
The Machars-based ‘builder of boats, teller of stories, keeper of memories’
All-women shortlist announced for Scottish debut crime writer prize
Chay Woodman: press officer for the Eden Festival
This summer’s must-see exhibition at Kirkcudbright Galleries
William Hussey’s Carnegie Medal shortlisted novel, The Boy I Love
Tabi Mudaliar on her favourite desert island books
The prints that transform wood into living stories
Professor David Clark: My Desert Island books
Prestigious competition open to musicians based in Scotland
Wigtown Book Festival is on the road to recovery
DG Unlimited’s flagship programme receives £95,000 funding boost
An award-winning poet's essay on Scotland's rural housing crisis
The starring role people can take in the £10m Star of Caledonia
How a family puzzle led Scottish writer Marion McGowan to Wanlockhead
Amy Marletta: Creative Director of Upland in Dumfries & Galloway
How Kurlew’s camaraderie make them a band worth watching
The stunning exhibitions looking at the past, present and future of tapestry