The Paisley Book Festival is a platform for the celebration of books, reading and writing in Paisley over the course of 10 days. It is a festival with creativity and innovation at the heart of its programming, seeking to showcase some of the best and most diverse voices being published today in Scotland and beyond. In 2020, the inaugural festival was inspired by the actions of the 1820 Paisley Radicals, celebrating Paisley as a place where people value their unique rich history. In 2021, with the theme Radical New Futures, the festival continued to focus on grassroots rebellion, revolution and activism, but also celebrated resilience, as we found ourselves responding to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and made the shift to being a digital Festival.

We're still Paisley Radicals at heart, so the Festival's trademark thread of edge and progressiveness will still run through the programme, but as we return in 2022, we do so with a hybrid approach and hope for a better world. For the 2022 programme, we are asking contributors to consider, as writers and readers, the importance of community, telling your story, being present in the moment, connection and celebrating the importance of words and stories in shaping a world we can all be proud of.

We are now receiving submissions of proposals for ideas for the 2022 Paisley Book Festival programme. To find out more and for application instructions please download the call out info sheet here.