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As more Caribbean novels which explore dark and dystopia worlds emerge to great acclaim globally, the question arises whether this trend is here to stay... Read More
Main Festival: 23 – 25 April 2021
Virtual Festival, Trinidad & Tobago
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Featured 2020 writers
Tessa McWatt
Author of 'Shame on Me', 2020 OCM Bocas Prize Non-Fiction winnerCaroline Mackenzie
Author of 'One Year of Ugly'Canisia Lubrin
Author of 'The Dyzgraphxst'Ingrid Persaud
Author of 'Love after Love'Richard Georges
Author of 'Epiphaneia', 2020 OCM Bocas Prize Overall WinnerVahni Capildeo
Author of 'Skin Can Hold'Nalo Hopkinson
Jamaican-Canadian Speculative Fiction Writer
Festival Overview
Home of the Bocas Lit Fest
The Writers Centre, 14 Alcazar Street, St. Clair
The Writers Centre, 14 Alcazar Street, St. Clair
Bocas Office Number: +1 (868) 222-7099