The Alderney Literary Trust
Alderney
About
The Alderney Literary Trust is a registered charity (CH452) established in 2013, focusing on arts and culture. Founded by Isabel Picornell, who also founded the Alderney Literary Festival, the trust is managed by Dr Isabel Carlota Picornell, Roger David Featherstone, and Sheila Rogers. It is a member of the Association of Guernsey Charities (499). The trust organises the annual Alderney Literary Festival of Historical Literature, held at the Island Hall in March, exploring the intersection of historical fact and literary fiction. —
Quick facts
- Legal form
- Guernsey Registry charity CH452, entity type "Charity: Domestic - voluntarily registered", registered 6 December 2013, status Normal
- Established
- 2013 · 13 years
- Coverage
- Alderney
- Facilities
- Festival venue: Island Hall, Alderney's seat of government (built 1763), over a long weekend each March
People4
- Isabel Picornell — founder of the Alderney Literary Festival
- Registered managing officials: Dr Isabel Carlota Picornell
- Roger David Featherstone
- Sheila Rogers
Services offered
- Alderney Literary Festival of Historical Literature — annual festival on the meeting of historical fact and literary fiction
- "Wild Edges: Writing Place in Alderney" — two-day travel-writing retreat at The Blonde Hedgehog
- St Anne
- 20-21 September 2026
Credentials
Memberships & accreditations
- Association of Guernsey Charities (member number 499)
Contact
- Phone
- +44 7711 989003
- Website
- www.arts.gg
- Address
- c/o Les Alouettes, Little Street, Alderney, GY9 3TT
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