Alderney Literary Festival Archives - Channel Eye

Alderney’s popular literary festival cancelled

Sue Fitzgerald — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:10:34 +0000

Travel uncertainty and spiralling costs have been cited for the cancellation of this year’s Alderney Literary Festival, which for over 10 years has won international acclaim for bringing together leading historical authors and historians. “This has been a difficult decision to make,” said Isabel Picornell, founder of the festival which has been running annually since […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 16 February 2026 at 16:10 GMT.

Alderney Literary Festival chalks up another success

Sue Fitzgerald — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:50:04 +0000

This year’s sell-out Alderney Literary Festival has been hailed as the pinnacle of author-reader engagement after 10 top-selling authors mingled with local fans and international visitors over three days of talks and book club fringe events. Themed ‘Weaving the historical narrative’, this was the ninth festival since its launch in 2015 with the pandemic interrupting […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 1 April 2025 at 08:50 GMT.

Alderney Literary Festival nears sell-out

Sue Fitzgerald — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 09:40:46 +0000

Rover tickets for the ninth Alderney Literary Festival sold out within 24 hours of being offered online, with just a few places for individual author talks remaining. “Our prices have not risen since 2019 thanks to the support of our generous Festival sponsor, Polygon,” said Festival organiser Isabel Picornell. “We’re close to matching last year’s rapid […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 17 January 2025 at 09:40 GMT.

Alderney Literary Festival raises the bar with 2025 line-up

Sue Fitzgerald — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:50:15 +0000

Ten leading historical authors will set foot on Alderney in March to once again bring the magic of historical fiction and non-fiction writing to the Island for the ninth Alderney Literary Festival. Returning for another visit is Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Scarrow (pictured) who is a former Chairman of the Festival. He immediately posted […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 11 December 2024 at 09:50 GMT.

Leading author begins love affair with Alderney as he launches novel about Nero

Sue Fitzgerald — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 08:40:47 +0000

Bestselling author Conn Iggulden discovered Alderney at the weekend, and Alderney discovered a historical fiction novel about much-maligned Roman emperor, Nero. The author chose the island as the Channel Islands launchpad for his latest novel ‘Nero’ because he has been unable to attend the Alderney Literary Festival as a speaker due to prior commitments. He […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 6 June 2024 at 08:40 GMT.

Sell-out Alderney Literary Festival makes its mark for book-lovers

Sue Fitzgerald — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 09:00:52 +0000

The 2024 Alderney Literary Festival is a sell-out! The fact that all tickets have already been sold demonstrates the increasing popularity of the annual event which puts the Island firmly on the literary map, with leading historical authors and international historians enthused by its reputation. Ten best-selling writers line up at the Island Hall between […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 7 March 2024 at 09:00 GMT.

Alderney Literary Trust announces continued sponsorship by Ravenscroft

Sue Fitzgerald — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 08:40:49 +0000

The Alderney Literary Trust is delighted to announce that Ravenscroft has generously confirmed its ongoing sponsorship of the Trust for an additional twelve months. This marks another year of their commitment and enthusiasm to support literary arts on the island of Alderney. Ravenscroft’s backing has been pivotal in bolstering the Trust’s ability to host a […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 25 September 2023 at 08:40 GMT.

Alderney enjoys day at the crime writing top table

Sue Fitzgerald — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:45:32 +0000

Three packed lectures on ‘The Anatomy of a Crime Thriller’, a special workshop for would-be authors and a fun evening of ‘Crime Dining’ at the Blonde Hedgehog – Alderney has yet again punched above its weight in the literary world. The event featured three best-selling crime writers, Kate Rhodes, Elly Griffiths and Jane Casey who […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 13 June 2023 at 08:45 GMT.

Sell-out Alderney Literary Festival ‘up there with the best’

Sue Fitzgerald — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 11:03:45 +0000

The Alderney Literary Festival, which took place this weekend has been hailed a tremendous success. A total audience of around 650 booklovers attended 15 events during the three-day Festival (March 17- 19) with all talks, panel discussions and fringe events a sell-out. Festival Chairman Anthony Riches, a leading historical fiction author and committee member of […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 20 March 2023 at 11:03 GMT.

Alderney Literary Festival tickets on sale now

Sue Fitzgerald — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:45:17 +0000

Tickets are now on sale online for the Alderney Literary Festival, this year themed Mistaken History: historical narrative versus historical truth. Featuring a line-up of best-selling and award-winning authors, the festival focuses on historical writing and runs from Friday March 17th to Sunday March 19th with talks, panel discussions and fringe events. It opens with […]

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First published by Channel Eye on 1 February 2023 at 10:45 GMT.