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Claire Allen

@claireallengsy.bsky.social
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Event marketing prof & Festival Director of the Guernsey Literary Festival. Passionate about the arts, sport and wellbeing, living on the beautiful island of Guernsey 🏝️

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Chris George @georgieguernsey.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
650 pupils from 14 primary schools across the Bailiwick of Guernsey came along to an interactive session at Beau Sejour with author @nadiashireen.bsky.social, where they received a free copy of her first ‘Grimwood’ book. The event was recorded for children in Alderney to enjoy too.
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Chris George @georgieguernsey.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
The @guernseylitfest.bsky.social hosted the Mr. Men Little Miss Tea party with storyteller George Hoyle, complete with live music, nursery rhymes, sensory participation, action and movement. Perfect Sunday afternoon family fun with the children! Sponsored by @specsaversuk.bsky.social
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Clare Mulley @claremulley.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
I swam; it was wild. 10 degrees & blowing a hoolie couldn’t stop me & some hardy children’s authors from the fabulous @GuernseyLitFest taking to the sea this morning! 🌊🥶 Thank you SO MUCH for the coffee & flapjacks on the beach after!! ☕️😁
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Chris George @georgieguernsey.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
This afternoon, the @guernseylitfest.bsky.social held a sold out event with Adam Frost at St Pierre Park. Adam is an RHS Ambassador and author of 5 books. His most recent book, For the Love of Plants. This event was chaired by Holly Farrell and kindly sponsored by St Pierre Park Hotel.
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Chris George @georgieguernsey.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
This morning, the @guernseylitfest.bsky.social hosted Parmy Olson at the OGH to discuss her book, Supremacy - AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change the World. This event was sponsored by Butterfield. #gsylitfest #Guernsey #LiteraryFestival
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Chris George @georgieguernsey.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
The winners of the very successful 2025 @guernseylitfest.bsky.social Poetry Competition read their poems at a special presentation event at the Guille-Allès Library this evening judged by Imtiaz Darker. Sponsored by @specsaversuk.bsky.social Supported by @guernseyarts.bsky.social
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 03/05/2025
Here at the wonderful @guernseylitfest.bsky.social, lovely people, beautiful setting and such peace.
Scene of a wide bay with pale blue sky and deeper blue sea, small white houses in the foreground
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Chris George @georgieguernsey.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
There was a record of more than 1500 entries from 28 schools in the @guernseylitfest.bsky.social 2025 Write Stuff competition. READ THE WINNING STORIES HERE ➡️ read.writestuff.gg/winners/2025 #gsylitfest #Guernsey #LiteraryFestival
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Chris George @georgieguernsey.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Chaired by Toby Litching & supported by The TSL this morning the @guernseylitfest.bsky.social hosted journalist and author John Sweeney to discuss his latest book ‘Murder in the Gulag,’ an explosive account of how Putin poisoned Alexei Navaly. #gsylitfest #Guernsey #LiteraryFestival #TSL
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Clare Mulley @claremulley.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Wonderful audience at the @guernseylitfest.bsky.social, to hear me talk about the defiant, determined, damned brilliant #ElżbietaZawacka aka #AgentZo this eve! Thank you to the organisers, volunteers & everyone who came along!
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Guernsey Press @guernseypress.com · 25/04/2025
The 13th Guernsey Literary Festival gets under way today with chef Tom Kerridge and journalist Jon Sopel among this year’s headline names 📚
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Guernsey Literary Festival is back with more than 70 events
Dozens of local and visiting authors will be discussing their work in detail over the coming days as this year’s Guernsey Literary Festival gets under way.
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Chris George @georgieguernsey.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Great start to this year’s Guernsey Literary Festival! @patrickgrantism.bsky.social of Sewing Bee fame talked about how focusing on the quality of our clothing and purchases is not only better for the environment, but makes us happier too. This event was supported by Guernsey Chamber
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Bailiwick Express @bailiwickexpress.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
The woman who arranged the infamous Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew will be in Guernsey this coming weekend as a guest speaker at the Literary Festival. Express spoke with Sam McAlister to find out what we can expect...
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THAT Prince Andrew interview, negotiation skills, resilience, and social mobility
The woman who arranged the infamous Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew will be in Guernsey this coming weekend. Sam McAlister is one of the guest speakers at the Guernsey Literary Festival. Her talk on Saturday evening at St James will cover some of the BBC's "most shocking interviews" including that one with the Prince who claims he doesn't sweat. Ahead of that, Neena Dhaun interviewed Sam McAlister for…
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Bailiwick Express @bailiwickexpress.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
This year's Guernsey Literary Festival will bring together two Guernsey based authors with a shared passion for the island’s history.  Kelvin Whelan and Theresa Le Flem will be speaking at an event on Monday evening.
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Literary Festival to tackle story telling through Guernsey’s rich history
This year's Guernsey Literary Festival will bring together two Guernsey based authors with a shared passion for the island’s history.  Kelvin Whelan's new book, 'Last Man Hanging', is his first venture into historical true crime, while Theresa Le Flem's newbook is called 'Freedom On The Morning Tide'. Pictured; Last Man Hanging by Kevin Whelan. Pictured; Freedom of the Morning Tide by Theresa Le Flem.
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Jenny O’Brien @scribblerjb.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Delighted to be speaking again at this years Guernsey Literary Festival. So many sessions added to my list. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/gue...
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Claire Allen @claireallengsy.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Looking forward to this event with @roxannemusic.bsky.social at @guernseylitfest.bsky.social
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Claire Allen @claireallengsy.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
LISTEN: Guernsey gran shares her stories from behind the internment camp fence www.bailiwickexpress.com/news-ge/list...
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LISTEN: Guernsey gran shares her stories from behind the internment camp fence - Bailiwick Express News Guernsey
Guernsey gran Jill Chubb shares her childhood memories of being deported to Biberach in a new podcast series, highlighting her personal perspective ahead of the 80th Liberation Anniversary.
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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
📢Join us tomorrow at Granary Square 1pm for a protest Meta following revelations of pirated books being used to train their large language models. More details below 👇
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Meta Protest – The Society of Authors
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Guernsey Literary Festival @guernseylitfest.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
We are looking forward to hearing from @mikebernerslee.bsky.social about his new book, A Climate of Truth, at this year's festival. Join us on Thursday 1st May at St James to discuss how honesty and truth can help combat the climate crisis: guernseyliteraryfestival.com/events/a-cli...
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A Climate of Truth - Why We Need It and How to Get It - Events - Guernsey Literary Festival
We have the technology we need for a cleaner and healthier future, so why are we still accelerating into a polycrisis of environmental and social strife? The bestselling author of There is No Planet B...
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Claire Allen @claireallengsy.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Looked tropical but felt Baltic!
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Guernsey Literary Festival @guernseylitfest.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
From hot topics like AI to developing key skills, this year’s business programme offers unique opportunities for learning. #GsyLitFest #LiteraryFestival #BookLovers
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Guernsey Literary Festival @guernseylitfest.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This year’s history line up uncovers hidden WW2 history, dives into mythology and marks our 80th anniversary of Liberation in Guernsey.
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Guernsey Literary Festival @guernseylitfest.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Nature, climate and the environment feature prominently across genres in this year’s Literary Festival. 🌱 Here are some of the speakers you can hear from during the programme...
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Guernsey Literary Festival @guernseylitfest.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
There are over 52 public events, featuring both local and UK speakers. Tickets go on sale to the general public on 15th February, and festival members can buy tickets now! Find out more at guernseyliteraryfestival.com/news/excitin...
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Guernsey Literary Festival @guernseylitfest.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
This year’s Guernsey Literary Festival features events covering entertainment, music, art, food, fiction, poetry, history, politics and sport as well as debates on artificial intelligence and smartphones and a gardeners’ question time.
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Claire Allen @claireallengsy.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
This new educational initiative is all about championing reading for pleasure and we can’t wait to launch it with children’s author @nadiashireen.bsky.social at the Festival
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Claire Allen @claireallengsy.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
A super piece in the Guernsey Press today on the WriteStuff Competition @guernseylitfest.bsky.social ✏️
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Claire Allen @claireallengsy.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Our annual WriteStuff competition for young writers in the Bailiwick of Guernsey launches this week! To find out more visit: 2025.writestuff.gg
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Claire Allen @claireallengsy.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Gift hunting for a literary lover this Christmas? Purchase your loved one a Guernsey Literary Festival Membership for only £20, providing them with priority booking for events: guernseyliteraryfestival.com/become-a-member
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Claire Allen @claireallengsy.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
‘The world would have been a much more interesting place if everyone was given a chance to meet their ancestors at least for an hour in their lifetime.’ Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky
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Claire Allen @claireallengsy.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
I’ve just watched Luke Evans in conversation with Carol Vorderman at the Hay Winter Weekend. What an incredible human and a beautiful conversation that touched on so many important topics. So pleased I could catch the event online thanks to the Winter Weekend digital pass 🙌
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Claire Allen @claireallengsy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hello BlueSky! I mainly chat about books and island life on Guernsey! Hoping a few more people from X will join here!
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