Celebrity line-up set to host at Literary Festival

Celebrities and local authors are set to feature during the 2025 Guernsey Literary Festival, organisers have said.

A total of 52 events will focus on entertainment, music, art and other topics and include 15 education programmes and five outreach and community events.

A celebrity line-up, featuring TV presenter Patrick Grant, Michelin star chef Tom Kerridge, journalist Jon Sopel and others, is set to host different events.

Festival director Claire Allen said people should "come and join us and relish all that the Guernsey Literary Festival has to offer".

In January, young authors were encouraged to write about journeys for a children's competition being held as part of the festival.

Families will be able to enjoy interactive story telling, drawing and workshops at the annual event, organisers say.

Local writers including Jenny O'Brien, Tony Gallienne and Marco Tersigni will also talk about their latest novels.

The festival is set to take place from Friday 25 April until Sunday 4 May.

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