650 pupils from 14 primary schools across the Bailiwick of Guernsey came along to an interactive session at Beau Sejour with author @nadiashireen.bsky.social, where they received a free copy of her first ‘Grimwood’ book. The event was recorded for children in Alderney to enjoy too.

The @guernseylitfest.bsky.social hosted the Mr. Men Little Miss Tea party with storyteller George Hoyle, complete with live music, nursery rhymes, sensory participation, action and movement. Perfect Sunday afternoon family fun with the children! Sponsored by @specsaversuk.bsky.social

I swam; it was wild. 10 degrees & blowing a hoolie couldn’t stop me & some hardy children’s authors from the fabulous @GuernseyLitFest taking to the sea this morning! 🌊🥶 Thank you SO MUCH for the coffee & flapjacks on the beach after!! ☕️😁

This afternoon, the @guernseylitfest.bsky.social held a sold out event with Adam Frost at St Pierre Park. Adam is an RHS Ambassador and author of 5 books. His most recent book, For the Love of Plants. This event was chaired by Holly Farrell and kindly sponsored by St Pierre Park Hotel.

This morning, the @guernseylitfest.bsky.social hosted Parmy Olson at the OGH to discuss her book, Supremacy - AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World. This event was sponsored by Butterfield. #gsylitfest #Guernsey #LiteraryFestival

The winners of the very successful 2025 @guernseylitfest.bsky.social Poetry Competition read their poems at a special presentation event at the Guille-Allès Library this evening judged by Imtiaz Darker. Sponsored by @specsaversuk.bsky.social Supported by @guernseyarts.bsky.social

Here at the wonderful @guernseylitfest.bsky.social, lovely people, beautiful setting and such peace.

There was a record of more than 1500 entries from 28 schools in the @guernseylitfest.bsky.social 2025 Write Stuff competition. READ THE WINNING STORIES HERE ➡️ read.writestuff.gg/winners/2025 #gsylitfest #Guernsey #LiteraryFestival

Chaired by Toby Litching & supported by The TSL this morning the @guernseylitfest.bsky.social hosted journalist and author John Sweeney to discuss his latest book ‘Murder in the Gulag,’ an explosive account of how Putin poisoned Alexei Navaly. #gsylitfest #Guernsey #LiteraryFestival #TSL

Wonderful audience at the @guernseylitfest.bsky.social, to hear me talk about the defiant, determined, damned brilliant #ElżbietaZawacka aka #AgentZo this eve! Thank you to the organisers, volunteers & everyone who came along!

The 13th Guernsey Literary Festival gets under way today with chef Tom Kerridge and journalist Jon Sopel among this year’s headline names 📚

Great start to this year’s Guernsey Literary Festival! @patrickgrantism.bsky.social of Sewing Bee fame talked about how focusing on the quality of our clothing and purchases is not only better for the environment, but makes us happier too. This event was supported by Guernsey Chamber

The woman who arranged the infamous Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew will be in Guernsey this coming weekend as a guest speaker at the Literary Festival. Express spoke with Sam McAlister to find out what we can expect...

This year's Guernsey Literary Festival will bring together two Guernsey based authors with a shared passion for the island’s history.  Kelvin Whelan and Theresa Le Flem will be speaking at an event on Monday evening.

Delighted to be speaking again at this years Guernsey Literary Festival. So many sessions added to my list. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/gue...

Looking forward to this event with @roxannemusic.bsky.social at @guernseylitfest.bsky.social

LISTEN: Guernsey gran shares her stories from behind the internment camp fence www.bailiwickexpress.com/news-ge/list...

📢Join us tomorrow at Granary Square 1pm for a protest Meta following revelations of pirated books being used to train their large language models. More details below 👇

We are looking forward to hearing from @mikebernerslee.bsky.social about his new book, A Climate of Truth, at this year's festival. Join us on Thursday 1st May at St James to discuss how honesty and truth can help combat the climate crisis: guernseyliteraryfestival.com/events/a-cli...

Looked tropical but felt Baltic!

From hot topics like AI to developing key skills, this year’s business programme offers unique opportunities for learning. #GsyLitFest #LiteraryFestival #BookLovers

This year’s history line up uncovers hidden WW2 history, dives into mythology and marks our 80th anniversary of Liberation in Guernsey.

Nature, climate and the environment feature prominently across genres in this year’s Literary Festival. 🌱 Here are some of the speakers you can hear from during the programme...

There are over 52 public events, featuring both local and UK speakers. Tickets go on sale to the general public on 15th February, and festival members can buy tickets now! Find out more at guernseyliteraryfestival.com/news/excitin...

This year’s Guernsey Literary Festival features events covering entertainment, music, art, food, fiction, poetry, history, politics and sport as well as debates on artificial intelligence and smartphones and a gardeners’ question time.

This new educational initiative is all about championing reading for pleasure and we can’t wait to launch it with children’s author @nadiashireen.bsky.social at the Festival

A super piece in the Guernsey Press today on the WriteStuff Competition @guernseylitfest.bsky.social ✏️

Our annual WriteStuff competition for young writers in the Bailiwick of Guernsey launches this week! To find out more visit: 2025.writestuff.gg

Gift hunting for a literary lover this Christmas? Purchase your loved one a Guernsey Literary Festival Membership for only £20, providing them with priority booking for events: guernseyliteraryfestival.com/become-a-member

‘The world would have been a much more interesting place if everyone was given a chance to meet their ancestors at least for an hour in their lifetime.’ Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky

I’ve just watched Luke Evans in conversation with Carol Vorderman at the Hay Winter Weekend. What an incredible human and a beautiful conversation that touched on so many important topics. So pleased I could catch the event online thanks to the Winter Weekend digital pass 🙌

Hello BlueSky! I mainly chat about books and island life on Guernsey! Hoping a few more people from X will join here!