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
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
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
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:
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
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,
This is our 4th year of collaborating with WE to host HER STORIES! Come down to The Writers Centre on Thursday 12 March to hear selected readings from well known female authors on themes which, somehow, we find difficult… Let’s talk about Motherhood (honestly!), female Sexuality-ies & fulfillment – all leading back to this year’s
Congratulations to the semi-finalists and wild cards of the First Citizens National Poetry Slam 2020! They move forward in the #Slamageddon arena, and we can’t wait to see the fire they bring to the semi-final rounds! Semi-final tickets ($100) are now available at: 1. Francis Fashion Shoe Locker 2. The Writers Centre (Home of The
The Bocas Lit Fest will honour the Barbadian icon with Bocas Henry Swanzy Award. The Barbadian writer, scholar, and editor Kamau Brathwaite, who passed away on February 4th at the age of 89, was a towering figure in Caribbean letters and culture for half a century. Dozens of contemporary Caribbean writers — of both poetry
The Bocas Lit Fest has announced the 2020 longlist for the region’s only prize for emerging writers, the Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize (JAAWP). 2020 NON-FICTION LONGLIST Amanda Choo Quan (T&T) Melissa Doughty (T&T) Ruel Johnson (Guyana) Otancia Noel (T&T) Kim Robinson-Walcott (Jamaica) Amílcar Sanatan (T&T) Of the total 20 submissions received from 6 Caribbean countries – Trinidad
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