We are updating our programme for later this year. In the meantime, watch our video of the 2025 Alderney Literary Festival and our wonderful authors!
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Great write up of the #AlderneyLitFest 2025! A huge thanks to all our lovely guest authors for making this possible. ❤️
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I've had the most marvelous weekend at @alderneylit.bsky.social #AlderneyLitFest 2025. Something magic happens when our guest authors click together and with our festival-goers. It makes all the hard work worthwhile. ❤️ To our authors! Thanks so much for coming to #Alderney.
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Our closing session of this festival is a panel discussion with the fabulous @lavietidhar.bsky.social, the incredible @ellenalpsten.bsky.social and fantastic Anna Abney/Madeline Dewhurst.
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To open our final day of this fabulous festival is @florajowriter.bsky.social. Flora Johnston takes us through the lives of her characters and we explore not only the global decision making but the impact of the trauma of war on individuals and the ongoing quest for peace.
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Last but not least, fantastic author today is Anna Abney explains her approach to writing historical fiction, how she researches the background to her novels and how the characters and plots grow out of that research.
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First up this afternoon is our very own Rachel Abbott in conversation with the fabulous @elenikwriter.bsky.social. They discuss Eleni’s research and writing of her novel, The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou based on the true story of the penultimate woman to be hanged in Britain.
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A huge thank you to Polygon Collective for their generous sponsorship of the #AlderneyLitFest 2025.
Your support helps us bring together brilliant authors, passionate readers, and thought-provoking conversations on our tiny Island.
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Finding a gull’s nest in Hitler’s Atlantic Wall…
A clip from an interview for the wonderful #AlderneyLitFest, about what makes it special to talk about the #SecondWorldWar on this #ChannelIsland…
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Our delightful penultimate author @ellenalpsten.bsky.social Historical Novelist Ellen Alpsten discusses how to write a gripping and believable historical fiction novel.
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Photo of the writer Rosie Garland standing at a podium, in front of a grand piano. She is wearing a floral shirt & black waistcoat
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At Alderney Lit Fest, having an amazing time talking about The Fates!
Packed with enthusiastic readers & writers💜
… not to mention the beautiful island itself✨
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Two men, Laie Tidhar (R) & Anthony Riches (L) standing on a stage in front of a screen with a PowerPoint slide.
Next up today is @lavietidhar.bsky.social in conversation with Tony Riches. Lavie discussed the research involved in uncovering and following multiple historical strands, from travel journals and spy memoirs to documentaries and obscure Egyptian movies
#AlderneyLitFest 2025.
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Lesley Downer stands at the podium next to her presentation screen. To the left is the #AlderneyLitFest banner.
Another fabulous day here at the #AlderneyLitFest 2025. We kick off Day 2 with the fabulous Lesley Downer who will talk briefly about the issues and challenges of dealing with history in these different ways, focussing on her newest book, The Shortest History of Japan, which pulls it all together.
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Thank you @alderneylit.bsky.social for such a stellar welcome to #AlderneyLitFest ✨✨✨
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An enormous thank you to our talk sponsor Gower, who are long time sponsors of the #AlderneyLitFest ❤️
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A huge thanks to our talk sponsor Alderney Electricity, who has supported the #AlderneyLitFest since its beginning in 2013!
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Clare Mulley holding her book standing in front of a screen with her other books. On the left is a poster of the Alderney Literary Festival .
To wrap up the first brilliant day full of fabulous people, is the amazing @claremulley.bsky.social. Clare Mulley brings Agent Zo, a forgotten heroine back to life, transforming the way we see women’s agency in the Second World War. #AlderneyLitFest 2025
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Jason Monaghan on left with Leo Vardiashvili on right in front of screen, with Alderney Literary Festival book logo behind Jason on left.
The afternoon kicks off with Jason Monaghan interviewing debut author Leo Vardiashvili on his narrative of war and exile, and the toll it takes on family.
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Rosie Garland standing at the speaker podium.
Catching up with #AlderneyLitFest 2025's earlier talks.
The fantastic @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social with her re-imagining and re-telling of the Green myth of the Fates!
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All our authors have arrived! No more changes to our programme. Currently speaking is @simon-scarrow.bsky.social on the historical background to the late 1930s German police for his Berlin series. #AlderneyLitFest 2025
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Change to #AlderneyLitFest 2025 Programme* - Opening Talk - "Not Where you thought".
A historical saga famous for over 2,000 years...Anthony Riches challenges what we know about it and you get to vote - keep the accepted version or rethink it?
www.alderneyliterarytrust.com/anthony-riches
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#AlderneyLitFest 2025 begins with with a typical #Alderney welcome...the weather! We welcomed @anthonyriches.bsky.social , @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social, @claremulley.bsky.social and @simon-scarrow.bsky.social this evening while the other guest authors are delayed in England. 🤞 tomorrow.
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This time next week I'll be in #Alderney for #AlderneyLitFest! I'm so looking forward to exploring the island, meeting readers and fellow writers, taking part in a book club and speaking about #TheParisPeacemakers (with a wee bit of #TheEndeavourofElsieMackay).
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Programmes and flyers for the Alderney Literary Festival with the Festival sponsor logo of Polygon Collective.
Just over a week to go to #AlderneyLitFest! While the Festival talks are sold out, there are still tickets available for the Book Clubs. You can order your free tickets online or pick them up from the Alderney Visitor Centre.
www.alderneyliterarytrust.com/festival-boo...
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Fascinating article! @simon-scarrow.bsky.social is coming to #AlderneyLitFest at the end of the month!
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Book cover for Agent Zo by Clare Mulley. A group of people trek singly file along a snowy landscape. In the title, a woman's face is inserted into the O of Zo.
Clare Mulley will be holding a book club at The Georgian House Saturday 29 March 3-4pm. Her talk at the Alderney Literary Festival is sold out, so this will be the only opportunity you have to meet and chat to her about her book.
Tickets (free) from Alderney Visitor Center.
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OMG, 2 months to go to #AlderneyLitFest and we are sold out!
This is not good. I mean, this is great! But we have so many people on waitlists for tickets! We need a bigger island.
www.alderneyliterarytrust.com
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And @florajowriter.bsky.social will also be hosting a #BookClub at #AlderneyLitFest on her book #TheParisPeacemakers.
Saurday 29 March @The Georgian House.
Tickets are free from www.alderneyliterarytrust.com/flora-johnston
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