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2019 Johnson and Amoy Achong Prize Winner Travels to UK for Arvon Writing Intensive

Sharma Taylor was awarded the inaugural Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize (JAAWP) at the NGC Bocas Lit Fest 2019. Her submission was in the literary genre of Fiction. Upon receiving the award, Sharma expressed gratitude to the prize donor, Dr. Kongsheik Achong Low. Taylor noted how valuable such a partnership with the Bocas

The 10th OCM Bocas Prize opens for entries

The 2020 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, the region’s most coveted literary award, is now open for entries. Sponsored by One Caribbean Media, the prize, now in its tenth year, also marks the tenth anniversary of the NGC Bocas Lit Fest! The cross-genre prize offers a cash award of US$10,000 for the overall winner

The Book Fair at CARIFESTA XIV

Amongst the various art forms taking centre stage at CARIFESTA XIV, the biggest celebration of Caribbean arts and culture, 16-24 August, will be a free, diverse literary programme curated and executed by the NGC Bocas Lit Fest, Trinidad and Tobago’s annual literary festival. At the heart of the literary programme are daily open mic sessions

Free writing workshops at CARIFESTA XIV

New and aspiring writers are invited to take advantage of ten free workshops led by award-winning and acclaimed Caribbean writers at CARIFESTA XIV. The sustenance of a strong literary tradition relies heavily on the ongoing investment in actual reader and writer development. As part of the literary programme curated by the NGC Bocas Lit Fest

They Called Him Kitch

Anthony Joseph launched his biographical novel “Kitch” with a stellar performance at the 2018 NGC Bocas Lit Fest. This August, the UK-based, TT writer and performance poet returns to deliver the literary headliner for CARIFESTA XIV. In an expanded presentation of that memorable production, Joseph will read from his critically acclaimed fictionalised biography on Sunday

The 2020 Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize Opens

The much-anticipated 2020 Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize is open for submissions in the non-fiction genre. This is the second round of the pan-Caribbean developmental award for emerging writers. The Johnson and Amoy Achong Caribbean Writers Prize, managed by The Bocas Lit Fest in Trinidad and Tobago and Arvon in the UK, is

TT first time author wins CODE Burt Award

Trinidadian Jeanelle Frontin has been named winner of this year’s CODE Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature. Frontin, a debut author, received the first prize of $10,000 CAD for her self-published book The Unmarked Girl at a special event for students on the second day of the 2019 NGC Bocas Lit Fest (May 1-5)

Border Crossings at the 2019 NGC Bocas Lit Fest

A special programme of events at the 2019 NGC Bocas Lit Fest, presented in partnership with the British Council How does literature break through the social barriers that separate nations and cultures? In a time of renewed and urgent international anxiety about borders, immigration, refugees, and national sovereignty — all of which affect Caribbean nations

Book launches at the 2019 NGC Bocas Lit Fest

In the last few years a whole new generation of Caribbean writers have been making their debut, published in the USA, Britain and in the Caribbean. At this year’s annual national literary festival, the NGC Bocas Lit Fest, the diversity and richness of Caribbean writing through the voices of new and established authors will be

Final Three for the CODE Burt Award

CODE and the Bocas Lit Fest have announced the finalists for the 6th CODE Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature which recognizes excellent, engaging and culturally-relevant books in English for youth aged 12-18, written by Caribbean authors. The international jury, chaired by publisher Ian Randle and administered by The Bocas Lit Fest, has selected

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