Greenock will host the inaugural Beacon Book Festival from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 February, bringing some of the UK’s best-loved writers, poets and performers to the Beacon Arts Centre.

Tickets range from £2 - £5 (excluding fees), with The Bookshop Band priced at £12 / £10.

Festival highlights include:

• Justin Currie (Del Amitri) – Fri 20 Feb
• Damian Barr, host of The Big Scottish Book Club – Fri 20 Feb
• Ross Collins, MacMillan Prize-winning author-illustrator – Sat 21 Feb
• The Hebridean Baker with BBC Alba presenter Peter MacQueen – Sat 21 Feb
• Scottish Women in Writing: Denise Mina, Louise Welsh & Kirsty Logan – Sat 21 Feb
• Raymond Burke, joint winner of the Herald McCash Scots Poetry Competition – Sun 22 Feb
• Laurie Donaldson, local poet, leading interactive poetry and creative writing sessions
• Readings from the Beacon’s Creative Recovery writing group – Sun 22 Feb
• Local author and former GP Anne Pettigrew – Sun 22 Feb
• Science fiction writer Ken MacLeod – Sun 22 Feb
• Bestselling crime writer Christopher Brookmyre – Sun 22 Feb
• Douglas MacIntyre & Katy Lironi (Creeping Bent): 30 Years in the Independent Music Business – Sun 22 Feb
• The Bookshop Band – Sun 22 Feb

Full programme and tickets:
beaconartscentre.co.uk