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OU sponsors Scottish book festival

The OU is sponsoring Wigtown Book Festival in Scotland, a 10-day festival of literature and associated arts, which is now in its 14th year.

The annual Wigtown Book Festival takes place in Wigtown, the Scottish national book town, and is the fastest growing literary gathering in Scotland and the largest outside Edinburgh. 

The OU’s Faculty of Maths, Computing and Technology (MCT) and the OU in Scotland is a sponsor of the festival and OU events include a children’s workshop facilitated by MCT staff tutor Ian Johnston and a festival of creativity involving OU design lecturer Derek Jones.

For more information visit the Wigtown Book festival website.
 

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TweetThe OU is sponsoring Wigtown Book Festival in Scotland, a 10-day festival of literature and associated arts, which is now in its 14th year. The annual Wigtown Book Festival takes place in Wigtown, the Scottish national book town, and is the fastest growing literary gathering in Scotland and the largest outside Edinburgh.  The OU’s Faculty of Maths, Computing and ...

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