BOOKMARK Book festival

BOOKMARK opens the covers of the book world by bringing the best of today’s writers to Perthshire. Over the past 12 years, the main Festival, in October in Blairgowrie, has gained a high reputation for its combination of professionalism, friendliness and its impressive list of outstanding authors and Chairs. We showcase the well-known;  Sally Magnusson, Ali Smith, S G MacLean and Chris Brookmyre. Just as importantly, we introduce new talents who make unforgettable debuts and forge long-lasting friendships with us; Olga Wojtas, Simon Conway, Merryn Glover, Chris Whitaker.  A wide variety of fiction is programmed with poetry, nature-writing, history, memoir, drama and song, offering something for everyone. Whether you choose to open a book by reading, listening, watching, writing or performing, BOOKMARK keeps those pages open by bringing you the writers who fire our imaginations.

We look forward to welcoming you to our fantastic events.

UPCOMING events

Perth Theatre
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

Sir Alexander McCall Smith

Thu 26 Sep: 19:00
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

Natalie Russell with Gail Wylie – Illustrating Manuscripts

Sat 5 Oct: 10:00
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

Mollie Hughes with Merryn Glover – Mountaineer and Sports Adventurer

Sat 5 Oct: 11:30
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

Allan Radcliffe and Zoë Strachan with Louise Welch – A Creative Conversation

Sat 5 Oct: 13:30
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

Chris Whitaker with D V Bishop – Are these two daggers that I see before me?

Sat 5 Oct: 15:00
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

Laura Shepherd-Robinson with Rosemary Goring – Fresh Eyes on Georgian England

Sat 5 Oct: 16:30
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

BOOKMARK Festival 2024 - Saturday Pass

Sat 5 Oct: 10:00 - 17.30
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

A Celebration of William Soutar followed by Billy Kay, Born in Kyle

Sun 6 Oct: 09:45
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

Karen Campbell with Billy Kay

Sun 6 Oct: 11:40
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

S G MacLean, Sally Magnusson, Douglas Skelton with Jenny Brown

Sun 6 Oct: 13:30
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

Jamie Jauncey with Magnus Linklater

Sun 6 Oct: 15:00
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

Ambrose Parry

Sun 6 Oct: 16:30
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

BOOKMARK Festival 2024 - Weekend Pass

Sat 5 + Sun 6 Oct
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

BOOKMARK Festival 2024 - Sunday Pass

Sun 6 Oct: 09:45 - 17:30
Blairgowrie Community Campus
BOOKMARK Book Festival
Talks + Events

Meet the Author – Philip Paris

Sat 16 Nov: 14:00