Workshops
A series of lively,
informative, practical sessions for budding writers.
Note: pre-registration is required, and there is a modest participation fee of TT$60 per workshop, payable in advance.
Book via our online contact form, or call (868) 625 8328. See details of the pre-registration procedure at the bottom of this page.
THURSDAY 26 APRIL
Getting started, with Fred D’Aguiar and Myriam Chancy
For beginning writers: How to find your subject and voice, and break through the barrier of the opening line.
10 am–12 pm
This workshop is now full.
Your life as memoir, with Monique Roffey
An introduction to life-writing: Identifying your own unique story and how to tell it, plus the ethics of writing about real people.
1-4 pm
This workshop is now full.
FRIDAY 27 APRIL
Getting to the end, with Rabindranath Maharaj and Karen Lord
For advanced writers: How to bring a work-in-progress to its best conclusion.
10 am–12 pm
This workshop is now full.
Form and freedom, with Shara McCallum and Kei Miller
For poets: Exploring how different forms and structures can create new channels for imagination.
1–4 pm
SATURDAY 28 APRIL
Sing your song, with Llewellyn “Short Pants” Mac Intosh
Literature meets music in lyric-writing. A masterclass from one of the cleverest calypsonians in the business.
10 am–12 pm
Writing for performance, with Nicolette Bethel and Patti-Ann Ali
How do you create plot, character, and narrative tension using only dialogue? Two playwright-directors offer exercises in writing for the stage, radio, and other forms of performance.
1–4 pm
SUNDAY 29 APRIL
How to get published, with Ellah Allfrey, OBE, Shruti Debi, and Johnny Temple
A journal editor, a literary agent, and a publisher explain how the business of contemporary publishing works, and give tips on packaging and selling your manuscript.
10 am–12 pm
This workshop is now full.
NB: final workshop programme subject to revisions.
Note: pre-registration is required, and there is a modest participation fee of TT$60 per workshop, payable in advance.
Book via our online contact form, or call (868) 625 8328. See details of the pre-registration procedure at the bottom of this page.
THURSDAY 26 APRIL
Getting started, with Fred D’Aguiar and Myriam Chancy
For beginning writers: How to find your subject and voice, and break through the barrier of the opening line.
10 am–12 pm
This workshop is now full.
Your life as memoir, with Monique Roffey
An introduction to life-writing: Identifying your own unique story and how to tell it, plus the ethics of writing about real people.
1-4 pm
This workshop is now full.
FRIDAY 27 APRIL
Getting to the end, with Rabindranath Maharaj and Karen Lord
For advanced writers: How to bring a work-in-progress to its best conclusion.
10 am–12 pm
This workshop is now full.
Form and freedom, with Shara McCallum and Kei Miller
For poets: Exploring how different forms and structures can create new channels for imagination.
1–4 pm
SATURDAY 28 APRIL
Sing your song, with Llewellyn “Short Pants” Mac Intosh
Literature meets music in lyric-writing. A masterclass from one of the cleverest calypsonians in the business.
10 am–12 pm
Writing for performance, with Nicolette Bethel and Patti-Ann Ali
How do you create plot, character, and narrative tension using only dialogue? Two playwright-directors offer exercises in writing for the stage, radio, and other forms of performance.
1–4 pm
SUNDAY 29 APRIL
How to get published, with Ellah Allfrey, OBE, Shruti Debi, and Johnny Temple
A journal editor, a literary agent, and a publisher explain how the business of contemporary publishing works, and give tips on packaging and selling your manuscript.
10 am–12 pm
This workshop is now full.
NB: final workshop programme subject to revisions.
How to pre-register
If you are interested in attending one of our workshops, workshop please contact us via this page, or by email at info@bocaslitfest.com, or by phone at (868) 625 8328 to verify there is still space available. Upon verification you will be required to pre-pay the registration fee (TT$60 per workshop). This can be done at any branch of Republic Bank Limited (RBL).
A total of $60 per workshop must be deposited to the following account:
Account Name: Bocas Lit Fest
Account Number: 180 484 065.001
Account Location: 9–17 Park Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Please complete your deposit slip in duplicate, indicating your name and the workshop(s) for which you are paying. Your copy of the deposit slip should be retained and brought with you to the workshop. Once you have made the payment, please send us a follow-up email or contact us via phone at (868) 625 8328 to provide details of the date and the specific branch of RBL where the payment was made. Once this has been verified, your attendance will be confirmed via email/phone.
Please note that we will accommodate participation on a first-come, first-served basis, and registration without payment will not guarantee your space at the workshop.
If you are interested in attending one of our workshops, workshop please contact us via this page, or by email at info@bocaslitfest.com, or by phone at (868) 625 8328 to verify there is still space available. Upon verification you will be required to pre-pay the registration fee (TT$60 per workshop). This can be done at any branch of Republic Bank Limited (RBL).
A total of $60 per workshop must be deposited to the following account:
Account Name: Bocas Lit Fest
Account Number: 180 484 065.001
Account Location: 9–17 Park Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Please complete your deposit slip in duplicate, indicating your name and the workshop(s) for which you are paying. Your copy of the deposit slip should be retained and brought with you to the workshop. Once you have made the payment, please send us a follow-up email or contact us via phone at (868) 625 8328 to provide details of the date and the specific branch of RBL where the payment was made. Once this has been verified, your attendance will be confirmed via email/phone.
Please note that we will accommodate participation on a first-come, first-served basis, and registration without payment will not guarantee your space at the workshop.
