Connections: Jersey Festival of Words 2015, which will be staged at venues around the Island from 30 September to 4 October, features writers including novelists Owen Sheers, Alex Preston and Will Smith, best-selling children’s writers Holly Smale and Jess Bright, naturalist Simon Barnes, veteran Cosmopolitan agony aunt Irma Kurtz and biographer Jane Hawking.
The festival will also feature Jersey writers and a programme for schools to encourage children to read.
Festival chairman Jennifer Bridge said: ‘We have enough private donations to ensure that Connections goes ahead, but we need more financial support to ensure that it is properly marketed and that it achieves a standard of quality that will secure the future of the festival.
‘We also hope that many people will want to be part of something new and exciting which will have a strong and inclusive community ethos while also bringing cultural and long-term economic benefits to the Island.’
Those who contribute £500 or more will be known as Festival Founders.
Others who donate £100 or more will be recognised as Festival Benefactors and corporate sponsors will have the opportunity to have their brand associated with events involving visiting writers by covering all the costs.
Anyone interested in supporting the festival is invited to contact Ms Bridge by email at jenniferbridge@mac.com.
