Alderney Literary Festival Announces 2025 Author Line-up

The Alderney Literary Festival, an annual event celebrating historical fiction and non-fiction writing, has revealed the involvement of 10 historical authors for its upcoming 2025 edition. The festival, which will be held in March, is set to mark its ninth year. Sunday Times best-selling author Simon Scarrow expressed his enthusiasm on social media, stating: “Delighted to be returning to Alderney. They have one of the best literary festivals I have ever been to.” Other authors confirmed to join the event include Clare Mulley, Leo Vardiashvili, Rosie Garland, Lavie Tidhar, Flora Johnston, Lesley Downer, Eleni Kyriacou, Ellen Apsten, and Anna Abney. Anthony Riches has also been appointed as the festival chairman for 2025. Isabel Picornell of the Alderney Literary Trust commented: “We’ve had a tsunami of interest from historical and fiction authors wanting to come to our ninth festival and it was so difficult to have to choose only 10.” She further explained: “We did this bearing in mind the festival theme of Weaving Historical Narratives – how we tell stories.” The festival is scheduled to take place between 28 and 30 March 2025.