BOOKMARK Book Festival

Perthshire's Book Festival

Festival Information

BOOKMARK BOOK FESTIVAL 2022

 Book your tickets now for BOOKMARK’s Festival October 8 - 9 this year!

 We return to the Community Campus with an exciting programme of 9 events ranging from Scottish wildlife photography to a short play about the Black Watch soldiers on the fields of Flanders. Top crime novelists, historians, Scottish art, music, all chaired by equally talented interviewers – if you’re interested in listening to writers, artists, photographers who are enthusiastic about their subjects then BOOKMARK has the event for you!

 As a special extra event, there’s a song-writing workshop in Blairgowrie Library 10.30-12.30 on Saturday 8 October (a booking fee of only £2.50)

 All tickets went on sale on Saturday afternoon – aided and abetted by the exciting young crime writer, Chris Whitaker, who gave us a fabulous hour of insight, humour and detail about his prize-winning novel We Begin at the End (winner of 2021’s CWA Gold Dagger Award and Theakston’s 2021 Crime Novel of the Year) This is a writer who is going to go far and we look forward to welcoming him back to BOOKMARKwith his next novel.

 For the next two weeks we’re offering a Weekend Pass for all 9 events at the special price of £45 (closing date 13 August, thereafter £55) – an unmissable saving of nearly 50%. All booking details, and further information on all our events can be found by clicking on to the 2022 Events Page.

BOOKMARK thanks all our sponsors for making our Festival special;  Hodge Solicitors LLP, A Proctor Group Ltd, the Finlay family, Lyon and Turnbull, Publishing Scotland and Castle Water.  Thanks also go to Ivybank Lodge and Heathpark House for giving our writers such memorable places to stay.

 If any readers are interested in becoming part of BOOKMARK as sponsors or volunteers, we’d love to have you on board.

 BOOKMARK looks forward to welcoming you to our Festival in our tenth year!

Tickets are available from: 

Rhona Christie - 01250 875613 rhona.maclean@yahoo.co.uk
Blairgowrie Library - 01250 871305
Adventure into Books -01250 872852


Background:

BOOKMARK established in 2012, has developed a reputation for being a friendly, well organised Book Festival which offers a wide range of events to suit all interests.

Our Next Event:

Lin Anderson BOOKMARK 2022
Saturday 8 October

Lin Anderson BOOKMARK 2022

Location: Blairgowrie Community Campus PH10 6UZ

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Events Calendar

Find out what we have planned for you in 2022 ...

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Authors

BOOKMARK has, right from the start, attracted important writers. Look who has been with us!

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Committee

Our Committee and find out how to get involved.

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Testimonials

author photo Chris Whitaker

Message from Chris Whittaker - August 2022

It was only his second visit to Scotland and he loved his short time with us! 150 talks/chats about We Begin… and Gail, BOOKMARK Chair, managed to ask him a question he’d never been asked before!
'Thank you so much for having me, I’m already missing Blairgowrie!'

author photo Joshua Rozenberg QC and Mungo Bovey

Thank you so much. I'm now back in London, which seems very grey in comparison — though it is evening, I suppose. I had a lovely day out and enjoyed it all. Thank you for persevering with me and for looking after me so well. - JR


Thank you ...  It was a pleasure to meet you today and take part in your event which I thought was excellent. - MB

author photo Literary Lunch Attendees

Thanks to all who organised this excellent event! What a success! Insightful and engaging guest speaker and thoughtful introduction, interviewer and vote of thanks.  Quality food, stunning scenery, great company. 
Please can we have some more events like this - wonderful venue, meal, speakers and company.  Thank you.

author photo BOOKMARK attendee from Aberdeenshire

I love the Blairgowrie Book Festival. So glad it's taking place this year.

author photo Merryn Glover Author

Of Stone and Sky

An inspired move by this small but perfectly formed literary festival. 

https://twitter.com/merrynglover/status/1395467883661123586?s=11


author photo On-line Event with Richard Frazer & Olga Wojtas

Here are some of the wonderful remarks that attendees said at the end of the session:

Thank you to all those who have made this a lovely hour.

Thank you Richard for a great interpretation of your book and the modern meaning of pilgrimage.

author photo C J Schüler C J Schüler

Message from C J Schüler - October 2020

I have just received the beautiful bookmark, your lovely card and your kind words about the book. Many, many thanks. That feels like a win in itself.   Hope to see you in Blairgowrie next year...

author photo Rachel Joyce Rachel Joyce

Message received from Rachel - October 2020

'What a wonderful boost this award has been for me.'  
Read more: https://www.facebook.com/230422897014589/posts/3454929907897189/?extid=0&d=n


author photo Ali Smith Author

Message received, by postcard, from Ali 2020

BOOKMARK was my favourite Festival.

author photo Olga Wojtas Author

Interviewed in 2020

I always love coming to BOOKMARK as the atmosphere is so friendly and encouraging. I think Gail Wylie is an inspiration and what she and the committee have done here with BOOKMARK is fantastic. This is one of the best book festivals in the country and has really put Blairgowrie on the map.

author photo Gerda Stevenson actor/ writer/ director/singer-songwriter

Interviewed in 2019

I love the welcome that the excellent, professional BOOKMARK team of wonderful women gives to its authors and its ability to always bring together a terrific audience – really very special.

author photo Ken Cox Patron

Interviewed in 2019

Very well done on the programming and organisation of the Festival. Most impressive again and getting Nicola Sturgeon to interview Ali Smith was a triumph. Proud to be associated with BOOKMARK.

author photo Dean Nelson Journalist

Interviewed in 2019

I would like to thank you for inviting me and for making Pamela and I so welcome…We had a wonderful time…BOOKMARK is a wonderful festival and if you ever need someone to chair a session or help in any way, I’d be delighted.