Guernsey Book Fest · Writers’ Hub
Writing in Guernsey
Groups, places to write and support for writers on the island
Whether you’re starting your first story or polishing your fifth novel, this is the place to find the people, rooms, deadlines and publishers that make up Guernsey’s writing life. Run by Guernsey Books, organisers of the Guernsey Book Fest.
Writing groups
Guernsey Writers
Meets on the third Friday of every month, 2.30–4.30pm, at Les Cotils.
Guernsey Society of Authors
A free local group for published and aspiring writers, linked to the national Society of Authors. Members get 20% off Society of Authors membership.
u3a Creative Writing
Meets on Friday mornings, for u3a members.
Places to write and research
Guille-Allès Library
Market Street, St Peter Port. Free, quiet spaces to write, with late opening until 8.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There’s a large collection of books on writing, and a shelf of books by local writers.
Priaulx Library
Candie Road, St Peter Port. The place for local and family history research.
Guernsey Literary Festival
Workshops, talks and author events. The next Festival runs from 23 April to 2 May 2027.
Competitions
Coming up for Guernsey writers, in deadline order.
Small Treasures short story competition
The Guernsey Literary Festival’s competition for adults with a Bailiwick connection. Up to 2,500 words on the hidden value in the smallest things. £10 entry. Selected stories will be published in the next Guernsey Short Story Anthology, and every entrant gets brief feedback.
Guernsey International Poetry Competition
Poems of up to 14 lines, in Open, Channel Islands and Young People’s (age 11+) categories. £5 a poem or 3 for £12, and free for young people. Winning poems are displayed on buses and around the island.
Eisteddfod – Literary section
Poetry, prose, flash fiction, travel writing, stories for children and drama, plus a Year of the Normans class. £3 per entry, and every piece gets written comments from the judges. Hand in 9.30am–12.30pm at Les Capelles Community Centre, or earlier at the Guille-Allès Library.
For young writers
WriteStuff
The Festival’s 300-word story competition for Year 3 upwards.
Eisteddfod junior classes
Poetry and prose for Years 2 to 11, usually entered through school.
Local publishers
Blue Ormer
Books celebrating the Channel Islands.
Extraordinary Editions
Beautifully produced limited editions.
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