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Three well-known and highly-respected media personalities and a leading expert on the Brexit vote will be among the speakers at this year’s Guernsey Literary Festival. All four will talk about their recent books and their lives at the cutting edge of the important discussions of our time, political, economic and social.

Economist, journalist, and presenter Evan Davis is the main presenter of the BBC2 current affairs show Newsnight and business reality show Dragons Den.

His latest book is called Post Truth: Why we have reached Peak Bullshit and what we can do about it which sets out to explain why there is so much untruthfulness, ‘fake news’ and nonsense in public discourse. His talk is scheduled for St James on Friday 11 May at 8pm.

Journalist Jenni Murray, one of BBC Radio’s best-known and respected broadcasters, has presented Radio 4’s daily programme Women’s Hour for more than 30 years. Her book, A History of Britain in 21 Women, is a different take on British history, dealing as it does with women who played their significant part. Jenni’s talk will be on Sunday 13 May at St James at 3pm.

Anand Menon is Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at Kings College London and directs the Economic and Social Research Council Initiative the UK in a Changing Europe. He is co-author of Brexit and British Politics (Polity, 2017) which takes a close look at the reasons why Britain voted Brexit and this will form the basis of his talk, to the Literary Festival’s Business Breakfast early on Friday 11th May and later to a general audience on the same day at 1pm.

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Journalist and critic John Crace, writer of the Digested Read in The Guardian, is also the newspaper’s parliamentary sketch writer.

Throughout 2017, he has watched Theresa May’s efforts to remain strong and stable - and, indeed, Prime Minister. He coined the term ‘Maybot’ for her malfunctioning public appearances.

And now, in his book I, Maybot, The Rise and Fall, an edited collection of his sketches, he tells the full story of Theresa May’s turbulent first year in No 10. He will be speaking on I,Maybot on Thursday 10 May at 1pm in the Festival Hub in Market Street.

Tickets for all Guernsey Literary Festival events will be on sale from the start of April.

The Guernsey Literary Festival is staging a series of special events before the main Festival to coincide with the release of new film The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, which will be released in cinemas nationwide on the 20th April. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, the film stars Lily James as Juliet.

This event will feature the writer Annie Barrows, film producer Paula Mazur and screenwriter Thomas Bezucha.

Three events are scheduled for Sunday 22 April.

  1. Picturing the Story: The transformation of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is the title of the afternoon event, to be held at St James at 15:00 on Sunday 22 April. The price will be £10 for adults / £5 for children.
  2. Living in the Past: A Discussion on Historical Fiction with Annie Barrows and Jason Monaghan, the Dorey Room, St James, 10:00 - 11:00 Sunday 22 April. Price: £6 for adults / £4 for children.
  3. Literary Adaptations for the Screen: A Discussion between Paula Mazur and Thomas Bezucha on the art of scriptwriting, Dorey Room, St James, 12:00 - 13:00, Sunday 22 April, Price: £6 for adults / £4 for children

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This year’s WriteStuff writing competition, which is open to local pupils of all ages, has been launched as part of the Guernsey Literary Festival and for this year’s 300-word competition the theme will be Conflict, relevant because 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. As this anniversary will be a one-off event, the challenge will be for pupils of all ages up to imagine themselves in a position where they are touched by conflict, not to write stories about being adult participants.

The competition, which is kindly sponsored by Julius Baer, has a closing date of 23 March and there are three classes. The judges will be Tony Booth, Rachel Mahy and the children’s author Ross Montgomery, and there will be prizes awarded for winning entries.

More information and entry details are available on the WriteStuff website or from the Guille-Alles library or school libraries.

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While we’re on the subject of competitions, don’t forget that award winning UK poet Daljit Nagra will be the judge of our 2018 Guernsey International Poetry Competition, sponsored by Guernsey Post. The closing date, 15 February, is fast approaching.

Daljit will host a presentation and reading evening for the winners during the Guernsey Literary Festival on Thursday 10 May at 5.30.

The competition, which has a first prize of £1000 and attracts entries from all over the world, gives poets the chance to have their poems read by thousands, on the move, on Guernsey’s buses, and at the airport.

As in past years, the competition, is split into three categories, Open (18 and over – first prize £1000), Channel Islands residents (18 and over) and Young People (aged 12-17).

Details and entry instructions on the website www.poemsonthemove.com

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