Announcing the FCNPS Semi-Finalists
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... Read More
Main Festival: 01 – 03 May 2020
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
70Days
18Hours
16Mins
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Featured 2019 writers
Danez Smith
Winner of the Forward PrizeClaire Adam
Author of Golden ChildNicole Sealey
Author of Ordinary BeastMarina Warner
Writer of fiction, cultural history, and criticismMarlon James
Winner of the 2015 Man Booker PrizeNalo Hopkinson
Author of Falling in Love With Hominids
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Festival Overview
Main Festival Venues
Old Fire Station and National Library (NALIS)
NALIS, Hart & Abercromby Streets, Port of Spain
Venue Contact Number: +1(868) 623-6962/ 7278/ 9673
Our Sponsors
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Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Artssupporting Trinidad and Tobago culture and arts -
One Caribbean Limitedmain sponsor
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Massy FoundationSponsor
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FlowSponsors In Kind
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UWISponsors In Kind
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MEP Publishers
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House of AngosturaSponsors In Kind
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ANSCAFE Awards
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Speaking Volumes
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Holiday SnacksSponsors In Kind
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NLCB
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Nestle
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Airports Authority
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Volunteer Centre of Trinidad and Tobago
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NALIS
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CODEBurt Award for Caribbean YA Literature partner
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British Council
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2Cents
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Commonwealth Writers
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CAISO
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European Union
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Caribbean Literary Heritage
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Drop Taxi Service
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Peekash Press
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Peepal Tree Press
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Wibco TeaTime
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North Eleven
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i95.5-FM
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CCN-TV6
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UWI
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Lonsdale Saatchi _ Saatchi
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Hott 93.5
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Express
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Caribbean Beat
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Rituals
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Normandie Hotel
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L-orchidee