September 26th - 30th
Post-show book signing for fans of 'Young Samurai' (2016)
Jeremy Paxman discusses his autobiography 'A Life in Questions' at Jersey Opera House (2016)
Jess French signing books after her 'Minibeasts' show at Durrell (2016)
Victoria Hislop discusses her new novel 'Cartes Postales from Greece' with interviewer Andy Davey (2016)
Carol Ann Duffy and John Sampson (2015)
Michael Morpurgo enthralls at Jersey Opera House (2016)
Jim Smith teaching schoolchildren how to draw Barry Loser at Jersey Library. Keel! (2016)
Christian Foley performs poetry at the Troubadour (2015)
Jersey's own Plays Ruff perform their 'Inglorious Bardsters' at Mont Orgueil Castle on the opening night (2016)
Owen Sheers reading 'Pink Mist' (2015)
Local Jèrriais band Badlabecques perform at the 'Such Stuff as Dreams' cabaret night (2016)
Comedian and writer Will Smith talks to Andy Davey (2015)
A.F.Harrold in full flow on stage at Jersey Opera House (2016)
Kristina Stephenson bringing Sir Charlie Stinkysocks (and his mummy) to life... (2016)
Panel discussion on Free Speech featuring Mick Hume, Simon de Bruxelles and Oliver Bullough (2016)
The first festival's inaugural event, a tribute to local poet Alan Jones (2015)
John Henry Falle aka The Storybeast (2015)
Simon Barnes is interviewed by Lee Durrell (2015)
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: