Jersey Festival of Words
@jerseywordfest.bsky.social
Multi-venue literary festival set on the beautiful Channel Island of Jersey. This year's Festival takes place from 19th-28th September. For more information visit www.jerseyfestivalofwords.org.
Oh, and a final shout-out to the absolutely brilliant @foxlanebooks.bsky.social for building, stocking and running our Festival bookshop! 🙏
September 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Oh, and a final shout-out to the absolutely brilliant @foxlanebooks.bsky.social for building, stocking and running our Festival bookshop! 🙏
Along the way we've enjoyed a range of workshops and performances including kimchi-making with Kenji Morimoto, a night of jazz-backed improv poetry with Christian Foley and friends, and magic with Mat Ricardo. That's it for this year...see you in 2026! #litfest #JerseyCi #JerseyFestivalofWords /end
September 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Along the way we've enjoyed a range of workshops and performances including kimchi-making with Kenji Morimoto, a night of jazz-backed improv poetry with Christian Foley and friends, and magic with Mat Ricardo. That's it for this year...see you in 2026! #litfest #JerseyCi #JerseyFestivalofWords /end
Today (Sunday) we finish the festival with royal insights from Valentine Low, a discussion on neurodiveristy with music journalist John Harris and a parting poetry prescription from Deborah Alma @hachettelibrary.bsky.social /7
September 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today (Sunday) we finish the festival with royal insights from Valentine Low, a discussion on neurodiveristy with music journalist John Harris and a parting poetry prescription from Deborah Alma @hachettelibrary.bsky.social /7
Saturday saw a full house for Axel Scheffler's storytelling, with an eclectic range of talks and performances throughout the day including interviews with @katemossewriter.bsky.social, Michael Sheridan, Dr Annie Gray and Helen Lederer. #litfest #literaryfestival @panmacmillan.bsky.social /6
September 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Saturday saw a full house for Axel Scheffler's storytelling, with an eclectic range of talks and performances throughout the day including interviews with @katemossewriter.bsky.social, Michael Sheridan, Dr Annie Gray and Helen Lederer. #litfest #literaryfestival @panmacmillan.bsky.social /6
A bumper Friday began with schools events from @Kate Pankhurst and Tom Vaughan, and ended with headliner Mick Herron's conversation with the Emmy-award winning Will Smith about espionage, writing and those infamous Slow Horses @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #JerseyCI /5
September 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A bumper Friday began with schools events from @Kate Pankhurst and Tom Vaughan, and ended with headliner Mick Herron's conversation with the Emmy-award winning Will Smith about espionage, writing and those infamous Slow Horses @hachettelibrary.bsky.social #JerseyCI /5
Thursday evening at Freedom Centre began with Lee Durrell discussing the legacy of the late Gerald Durrell. The night continued as bestselling crime writers Elly Griffiths and Peter James captivated the audience with insights into their craft @panmacmillan.bsky.social #litfest #literaryfestival /4
September 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Thursday evening at Freedom Centre began with Lee Durrell discussing the legacy of the late Gerald Durrell. The night continued as bestselling crime writers Elly Griffiths and Peter James captivated the audience with insights into their craft @panmacmillan.bsky.social #litfest #literaryfestival /4
Our Schools Programe continued with packed school events for Helen Rutter (who lead pupils through a 'choose their own adventure' story) and Patrick Kane's talk on human bionics; both followed on from yesterday's JCG talk from Tia Fisher @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social /3
September 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Our Schools Programe continued with packed school events for Helen Rutter (who lead pupils through a 'choose their own adventure' story) and Patrick Kane's talk on human bionics; both followed on from yesterday's JCG talk from Tia Fisher @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social /3
Wednesday evening began with a dive into the filming and writing of 'Ocean: Earth's Last Wilderness' with studio director Colin Butfield before @brianbilston.bsky.social took to the stage of Freedom Centre Jersey for an evening of poetry and laughter /2
September 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Wednesday evening began with a dive into the filming and writing of 'Ocean: Earth's Last Wilderness' with studio director Colin Butfield before @brianbilston.bsky.social took to the stage of Freedom Centre Jersey for an evening of poetry and laughter /2