Guernsey Literary Festival announces revised format for 2021

Banner at the Guernsey Literary Festival 2019
The annual arts event will change its format due to the ongoing uncertainty of the pandemic. Credit: ITV Channel TV

One of Guernsey's major annual arts events planned for 2021 is being adapted due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding coronavirus.

The Guernsey Literary Festival is currently set for next May, but organisers say they are already struggling to get authors and contributors from the UK to commit to the event.

As a result, the committee are reducing the scale of the event between 29 April and 3 May.

The week-long event had to be cancelled in 2020 along with the Alderney Literary Festival.

The Guernsey Literary Festival had to be cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. Credit: ITV Channel TV

To prevent a second year of cancellation, organisers are now looking to host a series of virtual and in-person events throughout the week.