Why not begin Scotland's very special Year of Homecoming in style? Come and join us in the glorious surroundings of wintry Highland Perthshire for our four day festival of literature and the spoken word!
Winter Words is five years old this year and to celebrate, we’ve put together a cracking line-up of wordsmiths, authors and presenters, including some new and some very well-kent faces: from Brian Blessed, Janice Galloway and Paul Murton, to Nell Nelson, Jess Smith and Andrew Greig. And then there's Julia Donaldson, who begins her very own Gruffalo 10th Anniversary celebrations here at Winter Words, where “Scotland’s literary year gets into gear” (The Scotsman).
During all four days, there are events to entertain, engage and stimulate: poetry, history, fiction, memoirs, stories of places and people, of travel and exploration. A number of themes wind their way through the Festival this year – gardens and gardening, the great outdoors, Scotland's history and identity – though which our host of entertaining authors and raconteurs will be charting very different paths.
Our ever-popular How To Workshops offer opportunities to develop and expand your own creative writing skills, while for younger visitors, the hiper programme always offers something different (this year, with added Gruffalo!). And to round it all off on Sunday evening, we have a unique Burns event to mark the 250th Birthday of Scotland's Bard and the official start of the Year of Homecoming.
As thousands of happy literature lovers have already discovered, Winter Words provides the perfect antidote to those mid-winter blues. And thanks to our friends at the Atholl Palace Hotel, we have a very special accommodation offer for you this year (see the back page of this brochure). So book your Winter Words tickets now and look forward to a feast of wit and wisdom in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, with excellent catering and stunning views - whatever the weather!
We look forward to seeing you in January.
Our 2009 Winter Words Festival brochure is also available for download! Related Downloads:
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