Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference – A National Literature?
by Shivanee Ramlochan, 2013 NGC Bocas Lit Fest Blogger. Fifty years ago, a dynamic series of talks on literature emerged in Edinburgh. A gathering of writers from around the world brought pressing questions surrounding literature’s purpose to the fore, prioritizing these lively, oft-raucous debates and driving conversations that had resonances not just in Scottish letters, […]
The EWWC comes to Bocas!
What is the EWWC? The Edinburgh World Writers Conference, like so many other literary events of note, had its beginnings in conversation: in discussions shared amongst writers, on what literature could signify, and do, and be. It started in Edinburgh in August 2012, and since then, the lit-chat has gone global, hopping from literary festival […]