Pictures: Nairn Book & Arts Festival. The Astley Prize, organised by the Nairn Book And Arts Festival, returned for a second year, inviting submissions inspired by the theme “A Sense of a Place”. Pictures: Nairn Book & Arts Festival. Pictures: Nairn Book & Arts Festival. A Nairn Book & Arts Festival spokesperson said: “We are incredibly grateful for Sarah's contribution to the judging of this prize.