A popular book festival in Glasgow will not return to the city until 2027 as part of what organisers have called a re-imaging of the event.
It follows a turbulent few years for the festival, which was cancelled in 2024 due to a failure to secure sufficient funding from Creative Scotland. Last year the arts body awarded £262,500 to Glasgow Life to fund the next three editions.
The revamp will see the festival return to a springtime slot, after taking place in November last year. Glasgow Life said four special events - titled Aye Write Presents - will take place this autumn instead.
Last year Glasgow Life said the Creative Scotland grant it had been awarded would go towards "the delivery of Aye Write in 2025, 2026 and 2027."
The organisation now refer to the funding covering 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28, rather than calendar years.
Past full editions of the event lasted 10 days and 2026 saw 180 authors appear.
Aye Write's rrganisers said the festival, which was first held in 2005, was now evolving to "create an even better experience for book lovers while welcoming new audiences."
Next year will see new venues in use and "immersive experiences", with Glasgow Life saying there would be events focused on celebrating some of the public's favourite books released in recent years.
Wee Write, the children's book festival that usually accompanies Aye Write, has also been confirmed to return next spring.
Bailie Annette Christie, the chair of Glasgow Life and convenor for Culture, Sport and International Relations at Glasgow City Council, said the festival was entering "its next chapter".
She added: "Returning to its traditional springtime slot in 2027, the festival will offer a fresh, experience-led programme while continuing to champion great writing and opportunities for people across Glasgow and beyond to engage with books and storytelling."
Before then the Aye Write Presents series will run between September and November.
Yousaf will discuss his book Under Fire: My Family's Escape from Gaza and The Cost of Leadership at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall, with the book detailing the former first minister's efforts to get his in-laws out of Gaza.
Kuenssberg will discuss her book Pay Attention, at the University of Glasgow's Debates Chamber.
The remaining two talks will be by thriller writer Chris Carter and the duo of Scottish novelist Val McDermid and Jo Sharp, the Geographer Royal for Scotland, who will discuss their short novel This Door of the Seas.
Festival programmer, Bob McDevitt, said the Aye Write Presents series would offer "a great mix of politics, personal memoir and thrilling fiction".
Glasgow Life added that the festival's return next year will feature dozens of panel discussions featuring local and national authors alongside events looking back at earlier editions of the festival.
New story cafes will ask people to collectively share the books that hold a significant place in their lives, while creative writing classes and events celebrating people with additional learning needs will be developed.
There will also be open mic nights and themed showcases aimed at spotlighting unpublished and self-published writers.