Chris Bradford

Post-show book signing for fans of 'Young Samurai' (2016)

Jermey Paxman

Jeremy Paxman discusses his autobiography 'A Life in Questions' at Jersey Opera House (2016)

Jess French

Jess French signing books after her 'Minibeasts' show at Durrell (2016)

Victoria Hislop

Victoria Hislop discusses her new novel 'Cartes Postales from Greece' with interviewer Andy Davey (2016)

Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson (2015)

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo enthralls at Jersey Opera House (2016)

Jim Smith

Jim Smith teaching schoolchildren how to draw Barry Loser at Jersey Library. Keel! (2016)

Christian Foley

Christian Foley performs poetry at the Troubadour (2015)

Plays Ruff

Jersey's own Plays Ruff perform their 'Inglorious Bardsters' at Mont Orgueil Castle on the opening night (2016)

Owen Sheers

Owen Sheers reading 'Pink Mist' (2015)

Badlabecques

Local Jèrriais band Badlabecques perform at the 'Such Stuff as Dreams' cabaret night (2016)

Will Smith

Comedian and writer Will Smith talks to Andy Davey (2015)

A.F.Harrold

A.F.Harrold in full flow on stage at Jersey Opera House (2016)

Kristina Stephenson

Kristina Stephenson bringing Sir Charlie Stinkysocks (and his mummy) to life... (2016)

How Free is Free Speech?

Panel discussion on Free Speech featuring Mick Hume, Simon de Bruxelles and Oliver Bullough (2016)

Alan Jones Event

The first festival's inaugural event, a tribute to local poet Alan Jones (2015)

The Storybeast

John Henry Falle aka The Storybeast (2015)

Simon Barnes

Simon Barnes is interviewed by Lee Durrell (2015)

PAST FESTIVALS

The first Jersey Festival of Words took place in 2015 and featured writers including Carol Ann Duffy, Holly Smale, Owen Sheers and Simon Barnes…

For our second festival we were delighted to welcome Michael Morpurgo, Louis de Bernieres, Victoria Hislop, William Sutcliffe, Cathy Rentzenbrink and the The Unmumsy Mum to the island, among many others…

2017 ‘s festival featured events with Richard Dawkins, Alexander McCall Smith, Jenny Murray and Lauren Child:

2018 saw us welcoming a huge array of writers to the island, including Lemn Sissay, Bryony Gordon, Peter James and Joanna Trollope.