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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

Victoria Hislop

Michael Morpurgo

Cathy Rentzenbrink

Alison Weir

The Unmumsy Mum

Louis de Bernières

Simon Scarrow

Mick Hume

Louise Doughty

AF Harrold

Jess French

William Sutcliffe

Kat Banyard

Rachel Abbott

Jo Bell

+ much, much more

Sept 28th - Oct 2nd

At heart, book festivals are all

about stories…and the Jersey

Festival of Words 2016 has

some wonderful tales to tell,

all in the magical setting of one

of the world’s most beautiful

islands.

With its own unique history,

culture and language, Jersey

is a very special place and an

enticing venue for this young

and growing literary festival,

dedicated to the power and

pleasure of words in all forms,

written, spoken and sometimes

sung.

This year, there will be stories

of espionage, glamour and

scandal, of wartime heroism at

home and on the battlefield, of

tragic queens, noble warriors

and modern murder mysteries,

of fierce and not-so fierce

creatures, of dangerous future

worlds, of love and desire, of

motherhood and grief.

Fact and fiction, poetry and

prose, words and music

all combine in a packed

programme as international

stars of the literary world are

joined by members of Jersey’s

own flourishing creative scene

to present five days of diverse

delights, with some serious

intellectual stimulation also on

offer.

Big names taking part include

Victoria Hislop and Louis

de Bernières, whose best-

known works reflect their own

appreciation of island magic;

performance poet and former

Canal Laureate Jo Bell, who has

made a name writing about life

on the water; former Children’s

Laureate Michael Morpurgo, and

fellow best-sellers Alison Weir,

Simon Scarrow, Louise Doughty

and Cathy Rentzenbrink.

Blogging sensation Sarah Turner,

aka The Unmumsy Mum, will add

a humorous look at family life

while young readers themselves

will be enchanted by an all-

star cast of writers including

A.F.Harrold of Fizzlebert Stump

fame, Jim ‘Barry Loser’ Smith,

young adult favourites William

Sutcliffe and Eugene Lambert

and Chris Bradford, whose

Young Samurai performances in

full costume have become the

stuff of festival legend.

An introduction to the joy of

reading is one of the main aims

of the Jersey Festival of Words

and we hope that once again St

Helier’s historic Opera House will

be packed with children from

the Island’s schools enjoying a

series of shows especially for

them.

Other historic venues will also

be featured for the first time this

year. Magnificent Mont Orgueil,

the medieval castle at Gorey, will

host the opening event as the

writers and performers of Plays

Rough become Plays Ruff for

one night only to mark the 400th

anniversary of Shakespeare’s

death in their own unique style.

And another major heritage

site, La Hougue Bie, a deeply

atmospheric place of spiritual

sanctuary since prehistoric times

(and currently home to Jersey’s

internationally renowned Le

Catillon coin hoard, which has

its own stirring tale to tell) will

be the setting for a workshop on

writing about ‘spirit of place’.

For many, our Island’s name will

be forever synonymous with that

of the Jersey Lily, Lillie Langtry.

The Victorian clergyman’s

daughter who became one of

the first transatlantic superstars,

as well as the muse and lover of

great men including the Prince

of Wales, will be brought to life

in a new dramatic work by Tessa

Coleman and Andrea Earl.

Lily was not the only Jersey

glamour girl to achieve a heady

mix of international fame and

notoriety. A few years after

her came Elinor Glyn, whose

scandalous novels and early

Hollywood screenplays made

her a household name. Now all

but forgotten, Elinor Glyn will be

recalled by Paul Darroch, author

of Jersey’s Hidden Histories.

A Jersey heroine of a very

different kind was Louisa Gould,

condemned to death in the

women’s concentration camp

at Ravensbruck for harbouring

an escaped Ukrainian prisoner

during the Island’s five-year Nazi

Occupation. Her inspiring story

is told in a forthcoming film,

Another Mother’s Son, and its

scriptwriter, Louisa’s great-niece

Jenny Lecoat, will be at the

festival to talk about it.

Women in wartime is also

the theme of Anne Sebba’s

acclaimed new study, Les

Parisiennes, exploring the wide

range of emotional and practical

responses produced among

its population by the enemy

occupation of that city, some

courageous, some pragmatic,

some treacherous.

Treason is also a theme of

Stalin’s Englishman, a new

biography of the alcoholic,

extroverted British Cold War spy

Guy Burgess by Andrew Lownie,

who will be sharing the Jersey

Arts Centre stage with Oliver

Bullough, author of The Last

Man in Russia, an examination

of that vast country’s current

alcohol-fuelled decline.

Jersey’s roots lie deep in

neighbouring Normandy and its

currently endangered Norman-

French language, Jèrriais, will

also feature in the festival. Its

rich expressiveness would have

been familiar to the Jersey

‘Pals’ who fought and and died

together at the First World War

Battle of Guillemont, 100 years

ago this September, which will

be recalled by historian Ian

Ronayne.

Visitors to Jersey will not be

surprised to know that its historic

isolation and native tongue have

combined with a many-layered

landscape ranging from wild cliffs

to gentle farmland to produce a

treasure trove of legends and folk

tales.

Many have been refreshed

for new generations by local

bestseller Erren Michaels, just one

of the wide variety of spellbinding

storytellers introduced by this

programme.

Take your pick…and welcome to

the Jersey Festival of Words 2016.

An Island Full of Stories An Island Full of Stories

Elinor Glyn

Guy Burgess

Lillie Langtry

La Hougue Bie

16.00 - 17.00

Les Parisiennes Anne Sebba

Arts Centre £8

Anne Sebba is a British

biographer, writer, lecturer

and journalist. Les Parisiennes

explores the aftershock of

World War Two and the choices

demanded. How did the

women who survived to see the

Liberation of Paris come to terms

with their actions and those of

others?

18.00 - 19.45

Stalin’s Englishman / The Last Man in Russia

Andrew Lownie Oliver Bullough

Arts Centre £8

An evening of two parts: Andrew

Lownie discusses his biography

of double agent Guy Burgess

showing how even Burgess’s

chaotic personal life of drunken

philandering did nothing to stop

his penetration and betrayal of

the British Intelligence Service,

while journalist Oliver Bullough

will discuss his book The Last

Man in Russia, a travelogue,

sociological study and Cri de

coeur for the Russian state.

20.30 - 22.00

Victoria Hislop Cartes Postales from Greece

Arts Centre £15

Victoria Hislop read English

at Oxford, and worked in

publishing, PR and as a journalist

before becoming a novelist. Her

first novel, The Island, held the

number one slot in the Sunday

Times paperback charts for

eight consecutive weeks and

has sold more than two million

copies worldwide. Victoria was

the Newcomer of the Year at

the Galaxy British Book Awards

2007 and won the Richard &

Judy Summer Read competition.

Her second novel, The Return,

was also a Sunday Times

number one bestseller, and her

books have been translated into

more than twenty languages.

Her new novel Cartes Postales

from Greece was published in

September 2016.

The following events are free for students to attend:

09.30 - 10.3012.30 - 13.30

Concentr8 William Sutcliffe

Arts Centre (KS3/KS4)

In a future London, Concentr8

is a prescription drug intended

to help kids with ADD. Soon

every troubled teen is on it.

William Sutcliffe was born in

London in 1971 and has written

several novels including the

international bestseller Are

You Experienced? His first

YA novel, The Wall, was

shortlisted for Guardian

Fiction Prize and the

prestigious Carnegie Medal in

2014. William’s work has been

translated into more than

twenty languages.

11.00 - 12.00 14.00 - 15.00

The Sign of One Eugene Lambert

Arts Centre (KS3/KS4)

Eugene Lambert’s The Sign

of One is tipped to be the

next big thing for fans of The

Hunger Games and Patrick

Ness. Set on Wrath, a dump

world for human outcasts,

identical twins are feared.

Only one will grow up human,

while the other becomes a

condemned monster with

‘twisted’ blood. Eugene

Lambert is a graduate of

Bath Spa’s MA in Writing for

Young People. The Sign of

One was shortlisted for the

Bath Novel Award and is his

first novel.

Information / Wednesday 28th September Thursday 29th September

19.00 - 21.30 (OPENING EVENT)

Inglorious Bardsters Plays Ruff

Gorey Castle £12 (Book via Opera House)

This year marks the 400th anniversary since the death of England’s greatest writer, yet that may still not be

long enough for Shakespeare to forgive Plays Rough for this misguided night of new theatre at Gorey Castle.

Based loosely around the theme of ‘Shakespeare’, Jersey’s own playwrights have responded to this theme

with an exciting and varied set of short plays and poetry.

The evening will be approximately two hours long and will take place in a number of different spaces in the

castle. (Not suitable for children. Event will involve movement around the castle grounds.)

All festival details and ticket bookings available at

www.jerseyfestivalofwords.org

@JerseyWordFest JerseyFestivalofWords

Victoria Hislop

GREEN ROOSTER ARTS CENTRE

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ROUTE 13 - DURRELL

OPERA HOUSE

Friday 30th September

The following events are free for students to attend:

09.00 - 10.00 13.30 - 14.30

Young Samurai + Bodyguard Chris Bradford

Opera House (KS2/KS3)

Renowned YA author Chris

Bradford has written eighteen

fiction books to date, been

published in more than twenty

languages and nominated

for over thirty book awards.

Here he discusses his Young

Samurai and Bodyguard series

(he’s trained as both!) dressed

in full regalia...

10.30 - 11.30

Barry Loser Jim Smith


Students are invited to join

Roald Dahl Funny Prize

winner Jim Smith, writer of

the Barry Loser series, as he

presents stories, belly laughs

and burps. You’ll meet the

star of his new series, Future

Ratboy, Jim will teach you

how to draw Barry and his

mates and maybe even how

to draw a poo!

12.00 - 13.00

Fizzlebert Stump A.F. Harrold


Join acclaimed writer and

poet A.F. Harrold as he

explores the wacky world of

circus boy Fizzlebert Stump

and his Carnegie Award long-

listed novel The Imaginary.

Oodles of fun guaranteed!

15.30 - 16.30

Jersey Legends Erren Michaels

Opera House £5

Erren Michaels’ first book Jersey

Legends is a collection of eleven

short stories based on the folklore

of Jersey. It includes the best-

known fairy tales of the island, as

well as myths and monsters which

have been almost lost to time.

The show will include a mixture of

readings and conversation, as well

as video shorts and footage of

the locations in which the stories

are set.

17.00 - 18.00

Thrive With the Hive Claire Boscq Scott

Opera House £8

In Thrive With the Hive, small

business guru Claire Boscq Scott

describes her very own view of the

delivery of Customer Excellence.

Claire has created ten simple

steps to follow on how to look

after your internal and external

customers, delighting them and

creating exceptional customer

experience and ultimately creating

a real service culture within your

organisation.

18.30 - 20.30

How Free is Free Speech? Mick Hume, Oliver Bullough, Claire de Than, Simon de Bruxelles, Bram Wanrooij, Gavin Ashenden

Opera House £12

Veteran journalist Mick Hume,

discusses Trigger Warning – an

uncompromising defence of

freedom of expression, which he

argues is threatened by a creeping

culture of conformism. There will

follow a panel discussion chaired

by Jersey Evening Post editor

Andy Sibcy featuring journalists

Oliver Bullough and Simon de

Bruxelles, JCRAG founder Bram

Wanrooij, lawyer Claire de Than

and the controversial columnist

Reverend Gavin Ashenden.

21.00 - 23.00

Such Stuff as Dreams Cabaret Evening

Arts Centre £15

Join a host of local and visiting

poets, writers, and musicians for

a unique cabaret event featuring

readings, songs and performance.

Audience members are invited to

enter and interact with a dream-

like world featuring all manner of

surprises. Expect the unexpected

but remember … it’s only a dream.

Or is it? Featuring (amongst many

others) visiting spoken word

artists Jo Bell, A.F. Harrold, The

Story Beast and Christian Foley.

10.00 - 16.00

Frances Lemmon + Candy NeubertCCA Galleries

Poet Candy Neubert and artist

Frances Lemmon have joined

forces to explore the creative

process of writing and using

literature as a springboard for

artistic inspiration. Catch their

exhibition at CCA Galleries,

and hear Candy talk about her

work at 11am.

10.00 - 11.00

Sir Charlie Stinky Socks Kristina Stephenson

Opera House £8/£5

Kristina Stephenson had a

successful career in theatre and

children’s TV until she had her

children. Wanting to stay at

home with them, she turned to

illustration. Inspired to write by

her own son Charlie (who doesn’t

have stinky socks), she created the

wonderful Sir Charlie Stinky Socks.

Join Kristina (and her giant on-

stage book!) as she creates a

story with the audience at what

promises to be a wonderful event

for all the family.

10.00 - 11.00

The Battle of Guillemont Ian Ronayne

Arts Centre (MRR) £5

Historian and writer Ian Ronayne

discusses his new work on the

Battle of Guillemont, which

occurred in September 1916 during

the Battle of the Somme, and

which saw the loss of life of many

of the Jersey company of soldiers.

10.00 - 11.30

Rachel Abbott + Antonia Hodgson

Crime Writing & Publishing versus Self-Publishing

Arts Centre £8

Join bestselling self-published

author and Channel Island resident

Rachel Abbott for a conversation

with crime writer and executive

director of the Little, Brown agency

Antonia Hodgson, for a discussion

on the merits of traditional versus

self-publishing. Chaired by Gwyn

Garfield-Bennett.

11.30 - 12.30

Elinor Glyn Paul Darroch


Paul Darroch’s first book,

Jersey: The Hidden Histories, was

published by Seaflower Books in

October 2015. Here he discusses

his work on Elinor Glyn (1864-

1943), the Jersey-born romantic

novelist and scriptwriter whose

work was considered scandalous

at its time.

12.00 - 13.00

Michael Morpurgo An Eagle in the Snow

Opera House £12/£8

Ex-Children’s Laureate and award-

winning novelist Michael Morpurgo

(War Horse, Private Peaceful) will

be discussing his latest novel An

Eagle in the Snow, an extraordinary

moral thriller about a man who

could have stopped World War

Two.

AF Harrold

Saturday 1st October

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William Sutcliffe

Barry Loser

Jim Smith

Sir Charlie Stinky Socks

The Battle of Guillemont

Cathy Rentzenbrink

The Last Act of Love

Jèrriais: It’s Electrifying

Christian Foley

The Story Beast

Jess French

Elinor Glyn

Paul Darroch

Michael Morpurgo

An Eagle in the Snow

Pimp State

Kat Banyard

Ice Bound

Nicky Mesch

Alison Weir Katherine of Aragon:

The True Queen

How to Get Ahead in Television/Christmas

at the Vicarage

Rachel Abbott + Antonia Hodgson

Kids’ Comedy

Simon MacDonald

Simon Scarrow

with Caroline LeaRead Y’Self Fitter

Andrew Miller

Another Mother’s Son

Jenny Lecoat

JEP Writing

Competition Awards

Rides of Passage

Arthur Lamy

Jèrriais: The Shock of the New

Fizzlebert Stump

A.F. Harrold

Your Family History

Call 448700 to reserve place

Frances Lemmon + Candy Neubert

Hidden Treasures


Hidden Treasures


Poetry and Place - Jo Bell

La Hougue Bie £20 (15 places) Book via Opera House website

How to Write a Hit Song - Alex von Soos

Arts Centre (MRR) £20 (20 places)

Childen’s Reading Group Session

Childen’s Reading

Group Session

Writing for the Screen

Jenny Lecoat

Michael Moorcock Talk/Q+A via Skype

A.R.G.S*

A.R.G.S*

Bookbinding Workshop

Library Meeting Room - call 448700 to reserve place

Poetry Slam

JP O’Neill (Farrago Poetry) - Library Stage (FREE)

Inglorious Bardsters

Plays Ruff

Les Parisiennes Anne Sebba

Victoria Hislop Cartes Postales from GreeceStalin’s Englishman

/ The Last Man in Russia

Andrew Lownie & Oliver Bullough

Venue Key:

Concentr8

William Sutcliffe

The Sign of One

Eugene Lambert

The Sign of One

Eugene Lambert

Young Samurai + Bodyguard

Chris Bradford

Young Samurai + Bodyguard

Chris Bradford

Jersey Legends

Erren Michaels

Writing, publishing & promoting online

Julie Collins - call 448700 to reserve placeThe Bible for Grown-Ups

Simon Loveday

Such Stuff as Dreams

Cabaret Evening

Thrive with the Hive

Claire Boscq ScottHow Free is Free Speech?

Mick Hume

Oliver Bullough,

Claire de Than,

Simon de Bruxelles,

Bram Wanrooj,

Gavin Ashenden

Writing a Hit Pop

Song Alex von Soos

Jo Bell / Tania Hershman

Poetry and Interview

The Lives and Loves of Lillie Langtry

Louise Doughty / JS Law / John Samuel

Dangerous Driving

Bill Reynolds + Veterans

The Unmumsy Mum

Sarah Turner

Louis de Bernières

Of Love and Desire

Singer / Songwriter Evening

with David Keenan

109 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

109 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

WEDNESDAY

* Adult Reading Group Session

* Adult Reading Group Session

Timetable of Events Wednesday 28th September - Sunday 2nd October

Opera House Arts Centre Durrell Jersey Library Green Rooster Mont Orgueil Castle La Hougue Bie CCA Galleries

Saturday 1st October Saturday 1st October

14.30 - 15.30

Writing a Hit Pop Song Alex von Soos

Arts Centre £8

Alex Von Soos is a London-

based songwriter and producer.

His own successes include

a UK No. 1 Hit with the All

Saints (Black Coffee) and cuts

by Atomic Kitten and many

other artists worldwide, selling

more than five million records

in the process. Here Alex

will be delivering a one hour

songwriting masterclass; a must

for aspiring local songwriters.

15.30 - 16.30

Ice Bound Nicky Mesch

Opera House Studio £5

Local poet Nicky Mesch

published her extended series of

poems set in a fairytale, A Cold

Woman, in 2012. Ice Bound, a

continuation of the narrative,

has recently been published by

Knives Forks and Spoons. At this

event Nicky will talk about her

work and read a selection of her

new poems.

16.00 - 17.00

Alison Weir Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen

Opera House £8

Alison Weir (Innocent Traitor,

The Lady Elizabeth) is a New

York Times best-selling author.

The biggest selling female

historian in the UK since records

began in 1997, she has published

twenty-one titles and sold more

than 2.7 million books. Here she

discusses her bestselling Six

Tudor Queens series.

17.00 - 18.30

Jo Bell / Tania Hershman Poetry and Interview

Arts Centre £8

Jo Bell is a professional poet

whose campaigns, national and

global projects have earned her

a reputation as an advocate

for poetry. Here she will be

interviewed by acclaimed flash

fiction and short story writer

Tania Hershman. They will both

perform a selection of their work.

17.00 - 18.15

The Lives and Loves of Lillie Langtry Tessa Coleman + Andrea Earl


The Life and Loves of Lillie

Langtry is a fifteen part radio

series written by Tessa Coleman

and Andrea Earl, and starring

John Nettles as the Prince of

Wales. During this event some

of the actors will be performing

edited highlights, which will be

followed by a Q+A session with

the cast.

17.45 - 19.15

Louise Doughty / JS Law / John Samuel The Voice of a Thriller

Opera House £12

Louise Doughty is the author of

seven novels, including Apple

Tree Yard. Talking about her

new novel Black Water, she will

be joined by novelists J.S.Law

(Tenacity) and John Samuel

(What I Tell You in the Dark) for

a fascinating discussion on the

craft of writing thrillers.

18.45 - 20.15

Dangerous Driving Bill Reynolds + Veterans


Bill Reynolds, who fought in

the Normandy campaign, has

released an autobiography

called Dangerous Driving: A

Life Behind the Wheel, which

recounts his time as an ice-

cream van driver, his experiences

on French battlefields and

later his daredevil racing

career in the island. Here he

will be interviewed about his

experiences and his book by

local writer and journalist Chris

Stone.

10.00 - 13.00

Jèrriais: The Shock of the New

CCA Galleries

From Sat 1 to Mon 10 October,

CCA Galleries International will

be hosting an art exhibition

and readings celebrating the

Jèrriais language.

Phil Regan’s typographic print

series ‘Endangered Languages’

will be on sale alongside other

works that illustrate the Jèrriais

language in both a local and

international context.

There will be live readings and

discussion throughout the

week from artist, poet and

linguists Geraint Jennings and

Tony Scott Warren that leave

no doubt about the fascinating

role of Jèrriais in current

modern language.

The gallery is open Monday

to Friday 10.00 – 17.00 and

by appointment. It will also

be open during the literary

festival between 10.00 and

13.00, Saturday 1 October.

12.15 - 13.15

Cathy Rentzenbrink The Last Act of Love

Arts Centre £8

In the summer of 1990 Cathy

Rentzenbrink’s brother Matty

was knocked down and left in

a permanent vegetative state,

from which he was never to

recover. Powerful, intimate and

intensely moving, The Last Act of

Love is a personal journey with

universal resonance – a story of

unconditional love, of grief, survival

and the strength of the ties that

bind.

13.00 - 14.00

Jèrriais: It’s Electrifying Tony Scott Warren + Gerraint Jennings


Tony Scott Warren and Geraint

Jennings of the L’Office du Jèrriais

are passionate promoters of

Jersey’s native tongue and run

programmes to pass on this unique

language to a new generation.

Come along and share their

enthusiasm as they discuss the

history and development of Jèrriais.

Note: Arts Centre (MRR) means the event will take place in the Maria Ritchie Room.

14.00 - 15.00

How to Get Ahead in Television / Christmas at the Vicarage

Sophie Cousens / Rebecca Boxall


Join successful Jersey writers

Sophie Cousens (How To Get

Ahead in Television) and Rebecca

Boxall (Christmas at the Vicarage)

as they discuss their respective

novels, their experiences as writers

and their approach to writing

fiction.

14.00 - 15.15

Pimp State Kat Banyard

Opera House £8

Kat Banyard is an acclaimed

author and founder of campaign

group UK Feminista. Named in the

Guardian as ‘the most influential

young feminist in the country’ in

2011, here Kat is joined by ex-sex

worker Diane Martins to discuss

her new book, Pimp State, a

powerful exploration of the sex

trade.Kat Banyard

Louise Doughty


20.30 - 22.00

The Unmumsy Mum Sarah Turner

Opera House £12

Sarah Turner is the author of The

Unmumsy Mum (the No. 1 Sunday

Times Bestseller book of the same-

named blog for which she has won

Best Writer and Best Baby Blog).

Sarah has more than 300,000

Facebook fans, 29,000 Instagram

followers and over 15,000 Twitter

followers. A very funny and

readable book for parents who

are after a more honest and less

rose-tinted view of parenthood,

her book tackles serious questions

about not loving every second

of motherhood and how to cope

with difficult parenting moments.

Interviewing Sarah will be Naomi

Frisby, one of the UK’s most

successful literary bloggers.

20.00 - 22.00

Louis de Bernières Of Love and Desire

Arts Centre £15

Louis de Bernières published

his first novel in 1990 and was

selected by Granta magazine as

one of the twenty Best of Young

British Novelists in 1993. Since

then he has become well known

internationally as a writer, with

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin winning

the Commonwealth Writers’

Prize for Best Novel in 1994. His

sixth novel, the acclaimed Birds

Without Wings, came out in 2004,

A Partisan’s Daughter (2008)

was shortlisted for the Costa

Novel Award. His new collection

of poems, Of Love and Desire,

is out in February 2016. Joining

de Bernières for a discussion on

his life and works will be Jersey’s

Cultural Minister Murray Norton.

21.00 - 23.00

Singer / Songwriter Evening

with David Keenan

Green Rooster (upstairs) FREE

Join Jersey-based singer-

songwriter David Keenan as he

performs and hosts an evening

of local musical and lyrical talent.

The perfect way to round off a

busy festival day!

Sunday 2nd October

EVENTS AT DURRELL

12.00 - 12.45Christian FoleyPoet, novelist, hip-hop MC,

teacher, spoken word artist

– Christian Foley’s CV is as

eclectic and adventurous as

his verse. One of the most

versatile young artists on

the contemporary scene,

catch him as he brings his

improvisational brilliance and

inspiring rhymes to Durrell.

13.00 - 13.30The Story BeastJoin John Henry Falle aka

The Story Beast, who was

shortlisted for the Best

Comedy Newcomer at the

Edinburgh Festival Fringe in

2015, as he performs some of

his ‘wild and inventive’ stories

at Durrell.

14.00 - 15.00Jess French Minibeast Adventures

Zoologist Jess French is

passionate about giving

children from all backgrounds

the opportunity to learn about

amazing minibeasts. She is

well-known for her CBeebies

series Minibeast Adventures.

Join Jess and her minibeasts

for this unique event!

10.00 - 11.00

Kids’ Comedy Simon MacDonald

Arts Centre £5

Join Simon to consider, amongst

other things, if Daleks do Book

Club, whether cute animals are

good for us, what great works of

art are really saying and how a

heavy metal version of Humpty

Dumpty would sound. Ages 7+

10.30 - 11.30

Rides of Passage Arthur Lamy

Arts Centre MRR £5

In 1994, father and son Arthur

and Matt Lamy cycled 1000

kilometres across France. In 2015

they decided to do it again. This is

their story; two men, two rides and

twenty-one years of experience in

between.

11.45 - 13.15

Simon Scarrow with Caroline Lea Islands of Resistance

Arts Centre £8

Simon Scarrow (Hearts of Stone)

is a Sunday Times No 1 bestselling

author. Here he is joined by Jersey

novelist Caroline Lea (When the

Sky Fell Apart) to discuss the

fiction of resistance.

14.00 - 15.00

Read Y’Self Fitter Andrew Miller

Arts Centre £8

Read Y’Self Fitter is a fun ten-

step programme devised by

Andrew Miller to cure oneself of

bad reading habits. Why do we

lie about the books we have – or

haven’t – read? Is it better to spend

time at the gym or the library?

Come along and find out!

15.45 - 16.45

Another Mother’s Son Jenny Lecoat

Arts Centre £8

A Perrier-nominated stand-up and

writer, Jenny Lecoat’s first feature

film, Another Mother’s Son (set in

Jersey during World War Two) is in

post-production for Bill Kenwright

Ltd, starring Ronan Keating and

John Hannah. The film tells the

true story of Jenny’s great aunt

Louisa Gould, who hid a Russian

POW from the Nazis. Here Jenny

discusses her film and its creation.

17.30 - 18.30

JEP Writing Competition AwardsArts Centre FREE ENTRY

Join the winners of the second

Rathbones’ Jersey Evening Post

writing competition as they

receive their prizes, before hearing

their pieces brought to life by

readers Sophie le Brun, Louise

Doublet, Richard Pedley and

Andrew Davey. The event (the

finale of the festival) will conclude

with a closing speech from festival

chairman Jennifer Bridge.

Louis de Bernières David Keenan

Library Events

Thurs 29th September

10.00 - 16.00

Bookbinding WorkshopLibrary Meeting Room FREE - call 448700 to reserve place

In this one-day workshop,

participants will learn about the

basic building blocks of making

a book, finishing the day with

a completed article. Perfect for

writers and artists or anyone

wanting to see their work in print,

while the practical aspects will

focus on binding the book. There

will be plenty of opportunities

to discuss getting your content

printed on paper in a way suitable

for production.

10.00 - 12.00

Your Family HistoryFREE - call 448700 to reserve place

Jersey Library’s staff will show

you how to discover your family’s

history, using the broad range

of resources in the Library, from

newspaper archives and reference

resources to the latest online

databases such as Ancestry UK

and Forces War Records.

10.00 - 12.00

Hidden TreasuresFREE - call 448700 to reserve place

View the historical collection at

the Jersey Library which includes

donations from the Reverend

Philip Falle, founder of Jersey’s

Public Library, and Dr Daniel

Dumaresq. These books are rarely

viewed and some date back to the

1400s. Many are beautifully bound,

colour hand-finished and edged in

gold leaf.

13.15 - 13.45

Adult Reading Group Session

Discover and discuss the books

featuring in the Festival in a

relaxed and informal setting.

Bring a sandwich and enjoy some

lunchtime book related chat.

15.30 - 16.30

Children’s Reading Group Session

16.00 - 20.00

Poetry Slam

JP O’Neill (Farrago Poetry)

Library Stage (FREE)

Farrago Poetry’s events have

an international reputation, have

featured many major performance

poetry, slam and spoken word

stars and include the longest

running poetry slam in Europe

and the London and UK SLAM!

Championships. Now coming to a

library near you!

Friday 30th September

14.00 - 16.00

Writing, publishing and promoting online Julie Collins

FREE - call 448700 to reserve place

Kelly Clayton is the pen-

name of local author Julie

Collins, whose debut crime

fiction novel Blood in the

Sand was published in 2015.

Julie will be running an

informative presentation on

writing, publishing and that

all-important marketing and

promotional work.

16.00 - 18.00

The Bible for Grown-Ups Simon Loveday

Library Stage (FREE)

The Bible for Grown-Ups

is a look at how the Bible

came to be written and the

context and purpose of the

people who wrote it. Simon

Loveday, author, lecturer and

former chair of the Wells

Festival of Literature will be

discussing the background

to his book and its relevance

in the light of recent global

events.


10.00 - 12.00

Hidden TreasuresFREE - call 448700 to reserve place

13.15 - 13.45

Adult Reading Group Session

14.30 - 15.30

Children’s Reading Group Session

11.00 - 12.00

Michael Moorcock Talk / Q+A via Skype Jeff Gardiner

FREE - call 448700

to reserve place

Novelist Jeff Gardiner (Pica),

expert on Michael Moorcock, will

deliver an in-depth talk before

linking up with the acclaimed sci-fi

author for a live Skype Q+A.

Workshops


14.30 - 17.30

Writing for the Screen Jenny Lecoat


Jersey-born Jenny Lecoat

provides a taster course on

concept, character and structure,

to explain the unique techniques

of writing for the screen, and

inspire you to begin, or finish your

own screenplay.

A professional screenwriter with

over twenty years’ experience,

and writer of the Occupation

film Another Mother’s Son filmed

last autumn (based on Jenny’s

great-aunt Louisa Gould), Jenny

has taught screenwriting for ten

years for organisations such as

the London Film Academy, Arvon

Foundation, and New Writing

South.

Join Jenny for an afternoon

workshop in which students will

hone their screenwriting skills and

receive valuable insights into the

methods and techniques involved.

Sunday 2nd October

11.30 - 16.30

Poetry and Place Jo Bell

La Hougue Bie £20 (15 places)

Book via Opera House website

Jo Bell is a professional poet

whose campaigns, national and

global projects have earned her

a reputation as an advocate

for poetry. Erstwhile director of

National Poetry Day, first Canal

Laureate for the UK and deviser

of the award-winning 52 ‘write a

poem a week’ project, her work is

warm, humane and vivid.

Poets and archaeologists work

with the underlying meanings

of place. Jo Bell has been both.

Renowned for her lively and

incisive workshops, join Jo for

a unique writing session at La

Hougue Bie. Attending writers

will generate new work about this

resonant site, and about places

which have meaning in their own

lives – from first kiss to last rites.

One of the ten oldest buildings in

the world, built long before the

Egyptian pyramids and aligned

with the equinox, La Hougue Bie

has dominated Jersey’s landscape

for 6,000 years. The impressive

mound is topped by a medieval

chapel set above one of Europe’s

finest passage graves.

Sunday 2nd October

12.00 - 16.30

How to Write a Hit Song Alex von Soos


Alex Von Soos is a London-based

songwriter and producer. He is a

trained classical pianist and has

spent many years analysing the

theory behind hit songs. His own

successes include a UK No. 1 Hit

with the All Saints (Black Coffee)

and cuts by Atomic Kitten and

many other artists worldwide,

selling over five million records

in the process. Alex has worked

with some of the most prolific hit

writers in the business including

Cathy Dennis (Britney Spears,

Katy Perry) and Wayne Hector

(JLS, Westlife). Currently, Alex is

writing and producing albums for

new artists Dan Akio and Cherry

Greene. He has also been busy in

the advertising and music branding

field working with companies like

Coca-Cola and Vodafone.

During this afternoon workshop

Alex will provide a masterclass on

effective songwriting and discuss

the methods and approaches that

he has used in the past. What

constitutes a good lyric? How

are pop songs structured? What

steps can you take to get your

songs noticed in the commercial

songwriting industry? A must for all

aspiring songwriters and lyricists.

Jenny Lecoat

Jo Bell

Sponsors For 2016

This year’s festival is run in association with

Nancy Freeman • 7.45 Breakfast Club

Channel Island Features Ltd • Parish of St Helier

Dickinson Gleeson Advocates • Jurat Collette Crill

Robert Harman, Notary Public • Chris Bright • Jennifer Bridge

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