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Richard Georges wins the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize

A poetry collection that presents us with the aftermath of 2017’s catastrophic Hurricane Irma, taking us way beyond the ruins left by the storm, has now taken home the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. Epiphaneia, by Trinidad-born, British Virgin Islands–resident Richard Georges, is the third book of poetry to win the most prestigious

Amanda Choo Quan wins the 2020 JAAWP Prize

Congratulations to Trinidad and Tobago writer Amanda Choo Quan on winning the 2020 Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize (JAAWP)!  Choo Quan was shortlisted along with two other TT non-fiction writers, Melissa Doughty and Amílcar Sanatan, in this second year of the Prize, which is dedicated to the advancement of new Caribbean voices. The

The Books That Made Me on i95.5FM

Tune in to radio station i95.5FM on Wednesdays at 11:30am for a very special edition of The Books That Made Me! We’ll be hearing from winners of the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature for the next month, beginning tomorrow (Wednesday 29 April) with the 2019 overall winner Kevin Adonis Browne.

NGC Bocas Lit Fest Survival Kit #1

Announcing Survival Kit #1

As people across Trinidad and Tobago and around the world adapt to the COVID-19 “lockdown”, many have turned to books, music, and films to occupy their homebound hours. All of us at the NGC Bocas Lit Fest believe it’s vital to keep our imaginations nourished and healthy in these anxious times. So we’re pleased to

Bios & Bookmarks: an Online Reading Series with Caribbean Authors

It may be a time for social distancing, but we’ve found a way to get a little up close and personal with some of our favourite authors. Bios & Bookmarks, an Online Reading Series with Caribbean Authors, will premiere on Bocas’ Instagram Live on Sunday 5 April. The series, powered by the NGC Bocas Lit

Announcing the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize Shortlist

Books by three writers spanning the region and its diasporas have been shortlisted for the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, sponsored by One Caribbean Media. Internationally considered the leading literary award for Caribbean writers, the OCM Bocas Prize recognises books in three genre categories — poetry, fiction, and literary non-fiction — published by

Upcoming book events: Online!

So many upcoming events, including our very own #bocas2020, have been postponed, but that’s no reason we can’t celebrate Caribbean reading, writing, and ideas in virtual space. Whether it’s live readings on multiple social media platforms, podcasts, webinars and e-workshops, virtual conferencing, book launches or more, we’ll be using our Celebrating 10 Years events calendar

The Johnson & Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize Shortlist

Three emerging TT writers are now vying for the non-fiction category prize in the second year of the Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize.  They are, in alphabetical order: Amanda Choo Quan for It Starts with a Shatter (extract from An Emotional History of the West Indies); Melissa Doughty with The Road I’ve Walked:

New dates for the NGC Bocas Lit Fest: 18 – 20 Sept

In light of recent developments of confirmed cases of COVID-19 and efforts to curb the spread of the virus in Trinidad and Tobago, the Board of the Bocas Lit Fest has moved to postpone the NGC Bocas Lit Fest, originally scheduled for May 1-3, to September 18-20, 2020. The Writers Centre, and, by extension, the

Announcing the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize Longlist

Nine books by writers with roots in seven Caribbean territories have been longlisted for the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, sponsored by One Caribbean Media.  Now in its tenth year, and internationally regarded as the leading literary award for Caribbean writers, the OCM Bocas Prize recognises books in three genre categories — poetry,

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