Dundee Book Festival returns this June with headline events from Nicola Sturgeon, Sue Black and Beano!
Dundee Book Festival returns with its second iteration from Fri 19–Sun 21 June, featuring a packed programme of emerging and established voices from across literature, politics and science.
With 25 events across the three days, this year’s programme spans children’s events, new fiction and non fiction, spoken word and live discussion, bringing together national names and Dundee voices. A new partnership with the Southbank Centre will also bring A Poet in Every Port to Dundee, with the Mobile National Poetry Library offering a weekend of free activity, readings and workshops for audiences of all ages.
To keep the festival accessible and open to all, the majority of Dundee Book Festival events will be priced at £5 per ticket.
The festival programme includes:
- Cally Booker – Designing and Weaving Double Cloth, Fri 19 June, 2.30pm
An inspiring exploration of Booker’s new book, revealing one of weaving’s most fascinating techniques.
- Dundee New Writing Showcase, Sat 20 June, 10am
A celebration of the city’s thriving creative scene, featuring fresh voices from three local writing groups.
- Writing Scotland, Sat 20 June, 1pm
Join MK Hardy, Hester Musson, and Natalie Jayne Clark to hear more about the Scottish influence in their books and how the truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction.
- Erin Farley – Lighthouse Lives, Sun 21 June, 10am
Drawing on vivid oral histories, this event explores close-knit coastal communities, the demands of Lighthouse keeping, and the human stories that shaped Scotland’s shores.
- Un-Hushed – Mobile Poetry Library, Sun 21 June, 1pm
Come and hear from some of Un-Hushed’s regular poets as they take to the A Poet in Every Port stage with a poetry showcase that is personal and impactful, and sharing LGBTQ+ experiences and stories.
