Tag Archives: Guernsey Literary Festival
The Guernsey Literary Festival launches its WriteStuff competition
Here is the latest press release from GAC supported Guernsey Literary Festival: ‘The Guernsey Literary Festival launches its WriteStuff competition The Guernsey Literary Festival is once again on the lookout for young writing talent with its WriteStuff competition, which gets … Continue reading
The Guernsey Literary Festival announces latest speakers for 2017
The fifth Guernsey Literary Festival, supported by Guernsey Arts Commission, will take place from 10-14 May 2017. The Guernsey Literary Festival aims to offer a varied and energetic celebration of literature with something for everyone – from aspiring writers to families … Continue reading
Local writers given the chance to work with prize winning poet
The Guernsey Arts Commission is giving local writers the chance to work with and learn from prize winning poet and writer Candy Neubert when she visits Guernsey later this month. Download the timetable of events for the weekend. The three … Continue reading
We’ve Got It Covered extended through August
We’ve Got It Covered, the current exhibition in the greenhouse, is going to continue until 29th August. The exhibition, which takes a look at the dust jacket designs of international editions of international best seller The Guernsey Literary and Potato … Continue reading
Adam’s Literary Festival Blog – 8: Competition Announcement
All that remains is to announce the winner of our 100 character writing competition. Thanks to everyone who entered, we received some fantastic entries, though all in the under 13s category. Older writers need to pull their fingers out. We … Continue reading
Adam’s Literary Festival Blog: 7 – The End
It’s over and done with, so pack up The Hub and dismantle its satellite Luna. Let lyricless planes moan overhead and seagulls pick at any remaining fragments of poetry (in fact pick up that litter before you leave). I thought … Continue reading
Adam’s Literary Festival Blog – 6: A busy Saturday
Yesterday Caroline Bird had a hub-full of spectators hanging on her every word. She performs with consummate assurance and so much energy that not only the hour of her performance but every copy of her book was gone before you … Continue reading
Adam’s Literary Festival blog – 5: Too much to choose from!
Into the festival’s second day and the wealth of events to choose from is proving overwhelming. Packed programmes offering all kinds of literary fare stretch from first thing in the morning until way past my normal bedtime. For the purposes … Continue reading
Adam’s Literary Festival blog – 4: Books of Lies and Books of Bees
The festival is under way and events are taking place as I type. This post may seem a bit rushed as I’m trying not to miss too much of the festivities. I started the day with literature and will end … Continue reading
Poetry Cafe now at Costa
The venue of the Guernsey Literary Festival‘s Poetry Cafe has moved to upstairs at Costa Coffee in the Arcade. There will be two open poetry events during the festival, the first is between 1600 and 1700 on Friday afternoon and … Continue reading
