Editing Isle of Lewis (section)

=== Media and the arts ===
As well as regularly playing host to the [[Royal National Mòd]], there are annual local [[mòd]]s. Stornoway Castle Green hosts the annual 3-day [[Hebridean Celtic Festival]] in July, attracting over 10,000 visitors. The festival includes events such as [[cèilidh]]s, dances and special concerts featuring storytelling, song and music with performers from all round the Isles and beyond. ''[[Sad Day We Left the Croft]]'' is a 2007 compilation album of punk bands from Lewis.

The radio station [[Isles FM]] is based in Stornoway and broadcasts on 103FM, featuring a mixture of Scottish Gaelic and English programming. The town is also home to a studio operated by [[BBC Radio nan Gàidheal]], and Studio Alba, an independent television studio from where the Scottish Gaelic [[TV channel]] [[TeleG]] was broadcast.

The ''[[Stornoway Gazette]]'' is the main local paper, covering Lewis and beyond and is published weekly.  ''The Hebridean'' is a sister paper of the Gazette and also provides local coverage.<ref>[http://www.jptalk.co.uk/termsandconditions.aspx Johnston Press – Publishers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113001054/http://www.jptalk.co.uk/termsandconditions.aspx |date=13 November 2007 }}</ref> Some community organisations in the rural districts have their own publications with news and features for these particular areas, such as the ''Rudhach'' for the Point district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rudhach.com/|title=rudhach.com|website=www.rudhach.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.breasclete.com/Community_Newsletter.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212083008/http://www.breasclete.com/Community_Newsletter.html  |title=– Breasclete Community Newspaper|archive-date=12 December 2006}}</ref>

Lewis has been home to, or inspired, many writers, including bestselling contemporary author [[Kevin MacNeil]], whose cult novel ''The Stornoway Way'' was set in the island's capital. In April 2020, the Isle of Lewis Distillery published a list of 10 recommended books that feature the Outer Hebrides.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://harrisdistillery.com/blogs/journal/10-books-to-connect-you-to-harris |title=10 Books to connect you to Harris |date=24 April 2020 |work=Harris Distillery |access-date=18 January 2021 |quote=}}</ref>  Parts of the crime/mystery series by author GR Jordan are also set in this area, with the action in ''Water's Edge'' and ''Horror Weekend'' taking place primarily on the Isle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48927111-water-s-edge |title=Water's Edge, Highlands & Islands Detective 1 |date=6 January 2020 |work=Goodreads |access-date=18 January 2021 |quote=}}</ref>  
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52212606-the-horror-weekend |title=The Horror Weekend, Highlands & Islands Detective 3 |date=22 April 2020 |work=Goodreads |access-date=18 January 2021 |quote=}}</ref>