Writersdelighted tobebackatthe BOOKMARKfest
This year’s BOOKMARK festival has been praised by writers and supporters as being another fantastic event.
Author Christopher Brookmyre, who first appeared at the event in 2017, said:“What a pleasure to be invited back.
“It is great to be at a well-organised festival that delivers audiences.
“I never take it for granted that I will be invited or that I will be invited back, so it is great to be here again.”
Lin Anderson has also previously attended BOOKMARK.
She said:“It’s great to be back at such a welcoming and well-organised festival. It’s just wonderful – it’s like coming home.”
Musician Gary West, who performed his short play ‘Jock’s Jocks’with Charlie West and Scott Gardiner, was also back at BOOKMARK for a second time.
He said:“It is always a pleasure to perform‘Jock’s Jocks’, which is based on a collection of testimonies of First World War veterans recorded over 50 years ago by folk singer Jock Duncan, some of whose family came along to BOOKMARK.”
And the Nethergate Writers – one of the area’s premier writing groups – also enjoyed the weekend.
Five members of the group, which has been in existence for 15 years, attended the festival and reported that there had been a lot of interest from people keen to join their ranks.
And three anthologies of stories written by members of the group sold out in the first day of the festival.
Kate Davies from Blairgowrie’s independent bookshop Adventure into Books also had a busy weekend.
She told the Blairie:“We were thrilled to support BOOKMARK as their official festival bookshop.
“BOOKMARK puts on such a good show, and works all-year round to promote writing, reading and everything in between – all things close to our heart, and a privilege to support.
“On behalf of all the team at Adventure into Books I would like to say a big, big thank you to BOOKMARK for giving us this opportunity.”
BOOKMARK is keen to hear from anyone who like to be involved in festival as a volunteer in future.
For further information email secretary@ bookmarkblair.com.