St Peter Port·Shop
Launched in 2014; 10th anniversary celebrated in 2022; named Best Annual Cultural Event in Channel Islands in 2026. Literary connections to Victor Hugo and Mervyn Peake.
Guernsey Literary Festival is a registered Guernsey charity (company limited by guarantee, CH455) that has run annually each spring since 2014, hosting 70–80 events including talks, author events, workshops, writing competitions and a full education and community programme. Venues include Beau Sejour Theatre, Hauteville House and Sausmarez Manor. The festival runs three writing competitions — Poems On The Move, WriteStuff and the Guernsey Anthology — and offers a membership scheme with early booking access. —
Each capability links to every business in the Baliwick that shares it.
Cultural / arts societies, collectives and charitable arts organisations.
From their website
Cultural arts society operator · Literary talks · Author events · Poetry competition (Poems On The Move) · Writing competitions (WriteStuff, Guernsey Anthology) · Education programme · Community outreach · Workshops · Business breakfasts
Key dates and recorded company events for Guernsey Literary Festival.
Other businesses under Guernsey Literary Festival, across all of Island Graph.
Ben Chu: Exile Economics is a sold-out business breakfast event at the Guernsey Literary Festival 2026, featuring BBC Verify Policy and Analysis correspondent Ben Chu, sponsored by Butterfield.
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Longest-running dramatic & operatic society, founded 1927 — over 480 plays, musicals, and pantomimes
Selective invitation choir — challenging works performed locally and abroad
Community choir — performing concerts and events across the island.
Oldest established mixed-voice choir, founded 1927 — no auditions or music-reading required
Amateur dramatic group — three-time Bucktrout Trophy winners
Morris Federation member, founded 1984 — only mixed Cotswold & Border Morris side