The life of Thomas Telford to be marked at festival

Thomas Telford is one of the most influential Scots of the last couple of hundred years – and yet he’s largely anonymous in the land of his birth. Many may know and recognise his name, but his contribution to not just Scotland, but the rest of the UK, often passes under the radar. A civil…

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Poets wanted for festival poetry competition

Poets across the world are wanted for a Scottish competition. The 2018 Wigtown Poetry Competition has been launched with an invitation for poets from across the world to take part. Based in Scotland’s National Book Town the competition has, over more than a decade, become one of the UK’s best-established writing prizes and a launchpad…

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