The Boswell Book Festival’s dazzling array of writers, bards, actors, poets, musicians, adventurers, travellers, Fleet Street scribblers, children’s authors and other brilliants have departed for another year. 

“On behalf of all the Festival team, I would like to thank our wonderful audiences, who as much as the performers, create the magic of the festival. It is they who inspire our authors, who time and again comment on the warmth of the Ayrshire crowd who energize them to even greater flights.”  Caroline Knox, Festival Director

How to beat post-festival blues:
The great news is that you can now feast on almost all the talks on-line – so if you didn’t make it this year or were forced to choose between talks – you can now catch up ONLINE  until the end of May.  Individual events are £5 to view, while the Rover Pass gives access to our full programme of over 35 author talks for just £40.

HELP US MAKE NEXT YEAR’S FESTIVAL EVEN BETTER

We would love your feedback on this year’s Festival, as it helps us to forward plan for an even better one next year! To complete one or both of our online surveys and be in with a chance of winning free 2027 tickets*, please click on the links below.

CLICK HERE TO TAKE OUR MAIN FESTIVAL SURVEY
CLICK HERE TO TAKE OUR CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL SURVEY

*Everyone completing a survey will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win two tickets to the Opening Night event for 2027

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2027
Don’t forget to add next year’s dates to your diary: 7th-9th May 2027

PLEASE DONATE!
As many of you are aware, the Boswell Book Festival is staged by the Boswell Trust, a volunteer-led charity that relies entirely on annually-sourced grant funding, sponsorship, donations and voluntary support.