Islay Book Festival

Islay Book Festival

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About our cause

Founded in 2006, Islay Book Festival grew out of a small book club in the village of Port Ellen into the thriving, volunteer-run event we know today. Set against the stunning backdrop of Scotland’s whisky isle, we are now firmly established within Islay’s busy annual events calendar and Argyll’s wider cultural scene.

Since our first festival in 2006, Islay Book Festival has brought a colourful mix of authors, poets, and storytellers to the Hebrides, including Ali Smith, Ruth Rendell, Val McDermid, Iain Banks, Chris Brookmyre, Julia Donaldson, Alistair Moffat, Mairi Hedderwick, Colin MacIntyre, Bernard MacLaverty and Ian Rankin.

While many of our main events may include a wee dram or two, it’s not always about the whisky! We offer sessions on crime, historical and contemporary fiction, a range of non-fiction and island themes, new writing, children’s events, school visits, poetry, performances, workshops, and lots more.

Providing a platform for Islay’s Gaelic culture is also a key goal of the festival, and every year we send authors to each of the schools across Islay and Jura.

We aim to reach as many class groups as possible, from nursery through to advanced higher, and to offer fun, engaging sessions that inspire our islands’ schoolchildren with an interest in reading, writing and creativity.

We need your help so we can continue to offer and even expand our service!

Thank you for your support and good luck!

Yours sincerely,

Charlène Busalli, chair of the Islay Book Festival

Next draw prizes

£25,000 jackpot

Next draw

6d 18h 51m

Sat 19 October 2024

Draw results

£25,000 Jackpot

2 3 7 2 1 6
  • Winner! Ms O (GLASGOW) Won £250.00!
  • Winner! Mx M (DUNOON) Won £25.00!
  • Winner! Mrs M (LOCHGILPHEAD) Won £25.00!
  • Winner! Ms D (Helensburgh) Won £25.00!
  • Winner! Mx D (Cairndow) Won £25.00!
  • Winner! Ms E (HELENSBURGH) Won £25.00!
  • Winner! Ms R (ISLE OF BUTE) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mx H (Lochgilphead) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mx S (Cairndow) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mx C (Lochgilphead) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mx C (Dunoon) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mx G (Dunoon) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms H (Inveraray) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms S (HELENSBURGH) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms M (Isle Of Islay) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms D (OBAN) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mx B (Lochgilphead) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mr G (TARBERT) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms R (DUNOON) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mx A (LOCHGILPHEAD) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mx D (Cairndow) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mx L (Dunoon) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mx C (Cairndow) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms P (LOCHGILPHEAD) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms M (DUNOON) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms M (TARBERT) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mx W (Lochgilphead) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mr P (Lochgilphead) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms H (DUNOON) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mr M (DUNOON) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mr B (JOHNSTONE) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mr R (ISLE OF TIREE) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mr R (Lanark) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms C (TIGHNABRUAICH) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms B (ISLE OF TIREE) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mr J (Dunoon) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms M (DUNOON) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms M (Oban) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mx M (Dunoon) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mr S (DALMALLY) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms D (ISLE OF BUTE) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Ms M (CAIRNDOW) Won 3 extra tickets!
  • Winner! Mr S (BOGNOR REGIS) Won 3 extra tickets!
Sat 12 Oct 2024

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