Upcoming events:
John O'Groats Book Festival
The John O'Groats Book Festival is a popular annual event celebrating writers and hosted at the very north of Scotland. With a packed programme of events throughout the year featuring: author's talks, presentations, school engagements and much more.
throughout 2022
More details on the John O'Groats Book Festival Facebook page
Northern Stories Festival 2022
The Northern Stories Festival 2022 is a special one-off festival to celebrate Scotland's Year of Stories 2022 with a special focus on stories from the Far North of Scotland. There will be authors and storytellers from the Highlands, Scandinavia and Canada all sharing their experiences and works, with a theme of travel and nature at the festival's heart.
7 - 16 October 2022
More details on the Lyth Arts Centre website
Past events:
Wild Writers Series
John Muir Trust is delighted to present this series of online talks in partnership with Vertebrate Publishing where they will welcome three excellent writers to talk about their new books, each of which focuses on a different aspect of ongoing changes to our wild places.
26 January - Iain Cameron, The Vanishing Ice
9 February - Susanne Masters, Wild Waters
23 February - Alex Roddie, The Farthest Shore
More details on the John Muir Trust website
Find more events in Caithness and Sutherland on our What's On page.
Photos on this page by Wendy Sutherland.