Saturday Family Book Festival
Buy a FAMILY DAY PASS for Saturday 15th June and enjoy a variety of Family Book Festival events at a special rate... > MORE
Horace and the Haggis Hunter with Sally Magnusson and Norman Stone
The Scottish Borders Brewery Marquee / 10.15AM / £5 / Buy tickets
Horace the Haggis, homeless and hunted, finds refuge among the animals of Acre Valley. But Angus McPhee, chief of the haggis-hunters, and his deadly cat are out to trap him... > MORE
Davidson Chalmers Write On! Writing Competition Awards
Lochcarron Marquee / 10.45AM -11.30AM / £0.01 / Buy tickets
The search is on to find the Scottish Borders’ most talented young poets. Cheer on this year’s winners as they leap to the stage to accept their well-deserved prizes... > MORE
Join the wonderful Nick Sharratt and let your imagination soar! Imagine you could go anywhere, with anyone and do anything. Where would you live?... > MORE
Far Rockaway with Charlie Fletcher
The Scottish Borders Brewery Marquee / 12.15PM / £5 / Buy tickets
Join international bestselling author of the Stoneheart series, Charlie Fletcher, as he talks about his critically acclaimed latest book Far Rockaway, his love of classic adventure stories, and his background in film and TV writing... > MORE
Ever wondered what inspired best-selling author Francesca Simon to create everyone’s favourite naughty little boy? > MORE
Anne Fine and Eleanor Updale - Programme Change
The Scottish Borders Brewery Marquee / 1.45PM / £5 / Buy tickets
In a change to the previously listed event (ANNABEL PITCHER AND ELEANOR UPDALE) we’re thrilled to welcome former Children’s Laureate, Anne Fine, to team up with fellow award-winning author Eleanor Updale as they discuss their latest books for young adults... > MORE
Peter the stonemason has returned from the 14th Century to help us understand how the medieval builders created "wonders in stone" such as Melrose Abbey. He will show us the journey that a block of stone would have taken from the quarry to become the keystone in a beautiful gothic arch... > MORE
Steve Cole is the bestselling author of Astrosaurs, Cows In Action, The Slime Squad, Z Rex and many more book series for children of all ages. His new young novel, MAGIC INK, combines humour, fantasy and action - "the story I always wanted to live." > MORE
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