Islay Book Festival

Next festival taking place 27th - 30th August 2026. We are no longer active on X, find us on other social media platforms 📚

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

🌊📚 ISLAY BOOK FESTIVAL 2025 FULL LINEUP 📚🌊

We are delighted to bring you the full lineup for #IBF2025 🥳

Keep your eyes peeled for info about booking tickets, events taking place, and much more. 👀

https://t.co/nSV8OsTJqh

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

👀🖊️📓📚 Islay Book Festival Merch 📚📓🖊️👀

If you would like to support the festival and fancy owning some exclusive IBF merch, you can! We are now registered on @Isle20Shop 🥳

Check it out here: https://t.co/c6vXvZgbdc

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

Mark your calendars!

Islay Book Festival 2026 will take place from Thursday 27th - Sunday 30th August. 🎉

We have been busy planning ahead for our next festival after the success of 2025. We can’t wait to share updates with you soon…

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[The Orwell Prize @TheOrwellPrize]

We are very excited to be launching the 2026 @OrwellYouthPriz at Islay High School with @islaybookfest later this month!

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

The Orwell Foundation, Islay High School and Islay Book Festival invite you to the launch of the Orwell Youth Prize 2026 on Tuesday 28 October at 1.45pm at the High School Assembly Hall.

Free admission, and books will be available to purchase at the event.

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

Many attendees at this year’s Islay Book Festival event with Jen Stout were gripped by Jen’s recounting of her experiences in Ukraine, and of the bravery and strength of Ukrainians in the face of relentless attacks by Russian forces.

Read more: https://t.co/66Jm1O0Uxk

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

Islay Book Festival would like to say a big thank you to @FlyLoganair who kindly provided complimentary flights to some of our wonderful guest authors. ✈️

Thank you for helping us make #IBF25 happen, and for transporting our authors safely and in style. 🛫

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

If you are finding yourself at a loss of what to do this weekend now the festival is over… look no further!

🌊 ISLAY SCENES: PORTRAIT OF AN ISLAND BY DIANA LEITCH

✨Book Launch✨

📆 Friday 5 September 2025

⏰ 7pm

📍 Islay House, Bridgend

😊 All welcome!

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

To all of the incredible guest authors, chairs, sponsors, donors, venues, volunteers, schools, teachers, the local Islay community and audience members!

You were amazing and made Islay Book Festival 2025 truly a weekend to remember.

[Arabella Pike @ArabellaPike]

Had so much fun ⁦@islaybookfest⁩ with fabulous talks from ⁦@ruskin147⁩ and ⁦@jm_stout⁩ Brilliantly chaired by ⁦@GlennBBC⁩ @CaroSanderson⁩ and organised by Charlène Busalli 👏👏👏

[Jen Stout @jm_stout]

@writesofway Indeed. All these lovely people came to my talk today!

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

Sunday 31st August at Islay Book Festival… the final day!📚

✨ Jen Stout
✨ Pam Brunton
✨ Manda Scott

Thank you to all of our talented guest authors, chairs, venues, volunteers, sponsors, and audience.

Stay tuned for more…

[Graeme Macrae Burnet @GMacraeBurnet]

A most convivial event with Charlène Busalli at the @islaybookfest. Must have been all the Bunnahabhain I drank beforehand!🥃

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

Saturday 30th August at Islay Book Festival 📚

✨ Jane Smith
✨ Hamza Yassin
✨ Markus Stitz
✨ Rory Cellan-Jones

Thank you to all of our talented guest authors, chairs, venues, volunteers, sponsors, and audience.

Stay tuned for a round up of the final day of #IBF25!

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

📣 FINAL ISLAY BOOK FESTIVAL 2025 EVENT

Manda Scott: Any Human Power

3:30pm @ Bruichladdich Hall

Not to be missed!

Tickets available on the door 🎟️

[Islay Natural History Trust @islayinht]

Last session of last day already: manda scott, new to me, soynds fascinating and thought provoking. Joy of a book festival many new discoveries.

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

Just like that the final day of #IBF25 is upon us!

Today’s programme:

#islaybookfestival2025

[Islay Natural History Trust @islayinht]

Great screen printing session and then talk on community with jane smith today at lovely @Natures_Voice venue @islaybookfest

[patricia Johnston🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇵🇸 @Pat_johnston]

@islaybookfest @portellenps @BowmorePrimary @KeillsPS @IslayHigh Great to see @Lenniesaurus and grab a wee chat. A fine feminist and huge advocate for the Scots language. She has a magical way with words. Thank you for bringing her to Islay .

[Islay Book Festival @islaybookfest]

✏️📚 Islay Book Festival School Programme 📚✏️

Thank you to the guest authors, schools, teachers, and students themselves for some wonderful sessions over the past couple of days!

[Graeme Macrae Burnet @GMacraeBurnet]

Sampling the local produce ahead of this evening's event at the @islaybookfest (be rude not to!)